Do you ever wonder what to talk about when you go to visit an elderly aunt, grandfather or parent? If so, check out...
There I was—standing beside the hospital bed where my dear mother laid unresponsive for the past 24 hours. My...
“Mam, do you need help?” Running late as usual, because I always have a hundred things on my plate, I noticed my...
When Maggie was 7 years old, she asked her great grandma, “Will you be my pen pal?” Grandma Irene said, “Yes I...
Do you want to make an elderly person smile? Sometimes the lives of the elderly, especially those in a nursing...
Do we sometimes forget that older people have ears and feelings? Please remember that even though an elderly person...
What do we see as we care for a person who is suffering? Do you see that person as a burden, an irritation, an interruption, or an old needy person? As caregivers--whether we are caring for a co-worker who is going through a divorce, or a friend who has cancer, or caring-full-time for a spouse or parent--we need to remember that the person is first of all a child created by God.
Why continue to visit a person when they do not respond? Elizabeth A. Havey, author of the blog Boomer Highway,...
