Comments for Inside Aging Parent Care http://www.desperatecaregivers.com .....Caring for the Desperate Caregivers of Aging Parents Thu, 17 May 2012 19:27:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Steve’s Journey by Leta McDonald http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/steve%e2%80%99s-journey/comment-page-1#comment-8859 Leta McDonald Thu, 17 May 2012 19:27:51 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5603#comment-8859 Dear Steve, I find your story very inspirational because I know how difficult it is to make major changes in life. I belong to your Mom's meditation group, and we are all proud of you. We will be with you in spirit when the next operation comes up. Stay motivated, Leta Dear Steve,

I find your story very inspirational because I know how difficult it is to make major changes in life. I belong to your Mom’s meditation group, and we are all proud of you. We will be with you in spirit when the next operation comes up. Stay motivated, Leta

]]> Comment on Whine of the Ancient Caregiver by Lisa Powell http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/whine-of-the-ancient-caregiver/comment-page-1#comment-8604 Lisa Powell Fri, 04 May 2012 17:23:30 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5520#comment-8604 This is something so many people can agree with, thank you so much for posting it. Do you know or have a caregiver who deserves a break? Why not enter our photo contest (it's really easy), and maybe Homecare.com will be sending a dinner for two delivered right to your home. Here's where to enter: https://www.facebook.com/HomeCAREcom?sk=app_226105637428999 This is something so many people can agree with, thank you so much for posting it. Do you know or have a caregiver who deserves a break? Why not enter our photo contest (it’s really easy), and maybe Homecare.com will be sending a dinner for two delivered right to your home. Here’s where to enter: https://www.facebook.com/HomeCAREcom?sk=app_226105637428999

]]> Comment on Elderproofing the Yard by dragonet2 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/elderproofing-the-yard/comment-page-1#comment-8591 dragonet2 Fri, 04 May 2012 02:46:13 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5478#comment-8591 i Am really happy my mom uses a lawn service. She is in her late 80s, is relatively healthy and living in her own home with my sister living just around the corner. We both help with stuff, and sometimes when there are big things (like when her small basement flooded because 'that sump pump keeps running and it worries me' and she unplugged it. Just before her town got almost a foot of rain in a day's time. If she's like most of the rest of her family that did not die of cancer from cigarettes, she will just stop one day. Or go down with a last, short failure. We will make sure she is okay, I sometimes go over and cook for her making sure to make leftovers, and we talk all the time about what is going on, how we can help better, etc. So far, so good. She keeps saying she ought to have moved into 'one of those old folks' apartments' but she does not like being near other people that are strangers. So I think we have the best thing right now. i Am really happy my mom uses a lawn service. She is in her late 80s, is relatively healthy and living in her own home with my sister living just around the corner. We both help with stuff, and sometimes when there are big things (like when her small basement flooded because ‘that sump pump keeps running and it worries me’ and she unplugged it. Just before her town got almost a foot of rain in a day’s time.

If she’s like most of the rest of her family that did not die of cancer from cigarettes, she will just stop one day. Or go down with a last, short failure. We will make sure she is okay, I sometimes go over and cook for her making sure to make leftovers, and we talk all the time about what is going on, how we can help better, etc.

So far, so good. She keeps saying she ought to have moved into ‘one of those old folks’ apartments’ but she does not like being near other people that are strangers. So I think we have the best thing right now.

]]> Comment on Maybe Dad Really Meant It When He Said “I’m Fine.” by Vin @ dementia-mama-drama http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/maybe-dad-really-meant-it-when-he-said-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99m-fine-%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1#comment-8579 Vin @ dementia-mama-drama Wed, 02 May 2012 05:28:06 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5505#comment-8579 Not sure about this because my Mama has her ups & downs. She said "she likes it just the way I am", but she really does carry on with complaining. Singing is the one thing that can change her mood & make her feel "fine". Thanks for sharing, enjoyed the read. Not sure about this because my Mama has her ups & downs. She said “she likes it just the way I am”, but she really does carry on with complaining. Singing is the one thing that can change her mood & make her feel “fine”. Thanks for sharing, enjoyed the read.

]]> Comment on Elderproofing the Yard by Carol http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/elderproofing-the-yard/comment-page-1#comment-8503 Carol Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:56:38 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5478#comment-8503 Here's a further comment emailed to us by our neighbor to the north: Thanks for sharing, Carol. There are many things I regret with the house, but my drip line is not one of them. It takes a day each season to make tweeks and fix any minor issues and then you may need to change water flow, but that is really it. I am a "gardener" because of this. I would never be able to water that consistently. Ten out of ten times I would choose to put in a drip line again if I was starting over. Now to attend to the front by the street. Sigh..... Here’s a further comment emailed to us by our neighbor to the north:

Thanks for sharing, Carol. There are many things I regret with the house, but my drip line is not one of them. It takes a day each season to make tweeks and fix any minor issues and then you may need to change water flow, but that is really it. I am a “gardener” because of this. I would never be able to water that consistently. Ten out of ten times I would choose to put in a drip line again if I was starting over. Now to attend to the front by the street. Sigh…..

]]> Comment on Elderproofing the Yard by Bill http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/elderproofing-the-yard/comment-page-1#comment-8501 Bill Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:14:30 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5478#comment-8501 They came, they worked, they left, it's great, Bill They came, they worked, they left, it’s great,
Bill

]]> Comment on Overtreatment, Overmedication, Care Managing by Deborah Briles http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/overtreatment-overmedication-care-managing/comment-page-1#comment-8451 Deborah Briles Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:29:07 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5446#comment-8451 Yes, overtreatment and overmedication are definitely huge problems among elders. Do you think negative drug interactions can also be a problem? With all of these doctors prescribing drugs and not communicating with one another, it seems like it would be all too easy for a person to end up taking drugs that interact in dangerous ways. This is especially true in cases of opiate prescriptions, which people often get for pain management. http://www.squidoo.com/in-home-care-for-dementia-patients Yes, overtreatment and overmedication are definitely huge problems among elders. Do you think negative drug interactions can also be a problem? With all of these doctors prescribing drugs and not communicating with one another, it seems like it would be all too easy for a person to end up taking drugs that interact in dangerous ways. This is especially true in cases of opiate prescriptions, which people often get for pain management.
http://www.squidoo.com/in-home-care-for-dementia-patients

]]> Comment on On Senior Health Care by Ferdinand Horns http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/on-senior-health-care/comment-page-1#comment-8418 Ferdinand Horns Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:18:28 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5322#comment-8418 Yes, pneumonia is a huge problem - my grandmother almost died from constantly aspirating food, she had to be hospitalized, it was a mess. What do you think about in home care for dementia patients, though - http://www.squidoo.com/in-home-care-for-dementia-patients - my family wants to put her in a home, but I don't think she'll do well outside a familiar place. Yes, pneumonia is a huge problem – my grandmother almost died from constantly aspirating food, she had to be hospitalized, it was a mess. What do you think about in home care for dementia patients, though – http://www.squidoo.com/in-home-care-for-dementia-patients – my family wants to put her in a home, but I don’t think she’ll do well outside a familiar place.

]]> Comment on Dying by Judi http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/dying/comment-page-1#comment-8356 Judi Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:04:34 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5420#comment-8356 It just makes me cry Bill. I feel like we just go around and around, like comets on an elliptical path through space, and we always end up back at the spot where it is just a little too hard to accept that they are gone. It should be easier by now... It just makes me cry Bill. I feel like we just go around and around, like comets on an elliptical path through space, and we always end up back at the spot where it is just a little too hard to accept that they are gone.

It should be easier by now…

]]> Comment on Longevity and Life Expectancy by Longevity and Life Expectancy | Business, the Future and Emerging Tech http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/longevity-and-life-expectancy/comment-page-1#comment-8228 Longevity and Life Expectancy | Business, the Future and Emerging Tech Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:16:07 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5383#comment-8228 [...] Via Scoop.it – Life Extension Young and Old Most readers of this blog, like Carol, Judi, and I, are or have been caregivers of aging parents.  That means we have seen firsthand the aging process and its result.  Our loved ones experienced decline that tended to progress over an…Via www.desperatecaregivers.com [...] [...] Via Scoop.it – Life Extension Young and Old Most readers of this blog, like Carol, Judi, and I, are or have been caregivers of aging parents.  That means we have seen firsthand the aging process and its result.  Our loved ones experienced decline that tended to progress over an…Via http://www.desperatecaregivers.com [...]

]]> Comment on A Retirement Journal: The Bottom Line by Marti Weston http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/a-retirement-journal-the-bottom-line/comment-page-1#comment-8185 Marti Weston Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:24:13 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5336#comment-8185 Every time I read one of your retirement posts I take a deep breath and remember that I am only a couple of years behind you. Each is engaging but also, well, real. I can't wait to play around with the Elder Index. I think I'll put in the five of six places where I might consider living and see what the index yields. Maybe even a blog post? Every time I read one of your retirement posts I take a deep breath and remember that I am only a couple of years behind you. Each is engaging but also, well, real.

I can’t wait to play around with the Elder Index. I think I’ll put in the five of six places where I might consider living and see what the index yields. Maybe even a blog post?

]]> Comment on On Senior Health Care by Kavan http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/on-senior-health-care/comment-page-1#comment-8035 Kavan Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:03:12 +0000 http://www.desperatecaregivers.com/?p=5322#comment-8035 Hi guys -- Kavan from ChangingAging.org here. Dr. Bill Thomas would like to email you about his upcoming book, but I can't find your contact info. Please send to me at editor@changingaging.org. Thanks! Hi guys — Kavan from ChangingAging.org here. Dr. Bill Thomas would like to email you about his upcoming book, but I can’t find your contact info. Please send to me at editor@changingaging.org. Thanks!

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