Caregiver Tips

I am sharing my story because I hope it might bring solace to others who are going through the same experience. My love and determination to care for my husband in our home proved to be the right choice for me.

As people live longer, some of us will take care of our parents for more years than they spent rearing us. Yet, this becomes more challenging if they were lousy moms and dads. By acknowledging our resentment and learning some new skills, though, we can look after them without neglecting ourselves.

Having been caregiver to many, my elderly mother deserved excellent personal care. That's what I promised, then proved to be incompetent. I placed her in a home for the elderly, and then what?