http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/elderly-parents-blog.html Elderly Parents Elder Care Blog will discuss subjects including Nutrition, Exercise, In Home Care, Safety in the Home, Activities, What to Look for in Hiring Help for Mom and Dad. en-us elderly parents Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:33:09 GMT Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:33:09 GMT boomers-with-elderly-parents.com http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/assigned-since-birth-to-be-cinderello.html Prior to mom's fall a couple of years ago, there was a document which indicated that all decision health-related and financial where to be taken by both Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:33:06 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/assisted-living.html Mother just got out of rehab after having two toes removed. She is at her house which is ADA equipped. However, she said she now wants to go to assisted Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:21:10 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/nadias-story-spoke-to-me.html I read an entry from Nadia, and could relate to her message. My mother is 91 years old and I'm 56. I'm single with no children, so the obvious candidate Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:31:57 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/every-little-thing-is-like-moving-a-mountain.html 84 year old mother who declines every year this time of year then gets better. In the last three weeks, we've had: two hospitalizations, two MRI's, kyphoplasty Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:44:26 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/only-child-with-two-88-year-old-parents-living-with-me.html After my divorce I invited my parents to live with me and my two kids, who are now both grown and out of the house. It has been five years since my divorce, Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:45:20 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/what-to-do.html My story is a long one. I am an only child, daughter, 67 yrs old. My mother is 89 and lives with me. My parents had no siblings with children so I have Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:41:38 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/built-her-a-granny-flat-now-we-want-her-out.html In 2009, my husband and I went to a great deal of expense to add a secondary dwelling unit to our home. The idea was that his mother, now 83, could live Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:41:17 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/my-mother-is-causing-my-mental-physical-health-to-suffer.html My father passed away around fifteen years ago, leaving my Mother with little money and a bleak future. While both of my parents had worked all of their Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:39:09 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/fighting-for-freedom.html My father died two years ago and I now know how much patience he had to deal with my difficult elderly mother. I know she maybe scared but she says she Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:06:30 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/not-resentment-so-much.html My situation is that I'm a single woman, middle-aged with no children, never married. I live with my 83 year old father who has Multiple Sclerosis in his Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:22:17 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/my-mother-in-law-is-very-demanding.html Four years ago, my sister in law and her husband divorced and she moved to a different city (about 45 minutes)away. At that time, she took it upon herself Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:02:53 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/caregiver-in-ohio.html My mother, who is a widow, recently had a brain tumor removed. Of course, all my siblings attended the surgery but soon after went home to continue their Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:48 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/mad-and-tired-as-hell.html I am the only surviving child and my bipolar, Parkinson afflicted, mid-stage Alzheimer's mother lives with me and has for 20 plus years. When my husband Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:43:38 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/mrs-bohannan.html My mom has lived with us for over 15 years now. Her health is mostly good except she gets a lot of bladder infections. It's to the point where they want Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:11:16 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/married-sibling-is-off-the-hook.html This is my situation: I am single and have no kids. My sibling is married and had children late in life so her kids are very young. She has not helped Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:13:24 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/going-mad.html When my dad passed away 17 years ago, we moved my mom into a granny flat on our farm. I always walked on egg shells around my mom and always tried to Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:56:34 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/guilt1.html Hi,  I was raised by my grand parents. Mainly my granny, as my grand father died when I was 12. My parents are still away. Both parents were irresponsible Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:48:24 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/25-year-old-married-man-with-newborn-taking-care-of-grandfather.html My grandfather lives on 200 acres on a farm in the country, which sounds nice, but is a great deal of work. After I got out of the marines, and before Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:44:05 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/help-if-no-one-helps-i-am-going-to-run-away-and-leave-my-88-year-old-mother-cannot-take-it-any-more.html Please give me some advice! Wrote before on this site twice already! But, had another argument withe my 88 year old mother (I am 54 and my daughter living Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:35:47 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/i-feel-isolated-from-my-kids.html I moved my mother out of a nursing home in November and brought her to live with me. I did this without consulting my 3 adult children because I did not Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:50:10 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/feeling-unappreciated.html I have given up 2 years of my life. I have closed my business to stay in the same town as my parents and have been living with my partner up until the Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:48:35 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/disabled-dad-rude-husband.html I am 57 years old. My mom died 6 1/2 years ago from cancer. My dad is 83 and is legally blind and very hard of hearing even with a hearing aid. I have Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:27:59 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/off-the-hook-sister.html My mom - 72 - decided to sell her home and move to Phoenix to live near my sister in a warmer climate. She barely made it two months and is now living Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:17:13 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/overly-needy-parent.html We moved my mother in with us 7 months ago. She is able to move around fairly well but makes no effort to reach out to make friends. We offer to take Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:15:14 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/no-longer-resentful.html At first I was very angry with my 5 sisters and 1 brother how they refused to help in anyway with taking care of my father. I couldn't understand why Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:53:32 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/the-problem-with-caregiving.html The problem with care giving is that nobody cares about it except the people who are actually doing it. Think about it. How many elderly parents receiving Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:51:59 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/d.html My anger, resentment, whatever you want to label it comes from the fact that I've been there for Mom and Step-Dad for over 10 years. I have a good recollection Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:49:08 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/nurse-of-the-family.html I moved in with my Mother 6 months ago. Since that time my brother and sister have totally flaked out. I am furious all the time with them. They go Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:43:24 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/i-am-ready-to-walk-away.html I am the eldest. I have two siblings. My sister is a prescription junkie, but my parents prefer to say she has mental issues (she was in a major car Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:42:20 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/why-am-i-writing-this.html My husband and I are both pushing 60. His parents are in the their late 80s. His mom has Alzheimer's and his dad is her primary caregiver (not a great Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:32:42 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/always-me.html A few years ago my 84 year old mom was told she had Alzheimer's. I knew something was wrong with her a few years leading to the diagnoses. It is my Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:29:50 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/lost-hope.html My mother had been in independent living even after having temporal arteritis and suffering from a stroke leaving her eyesight significantly impaired, Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:35:58 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/new-to-this-.html I am a 39 year old married woman, an only child of a single mother, who is now 76. My mother is in poor health ( ie; diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:34:31 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/am-the-daughterinlaw-whos-expected-to-take-care-of-my-husbands-old-and-dependent-parents.html I come from a culture where elderly parents live with their son and daughter-in-law and are looked after by them. Also, my husband did make it clear that Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:13:54 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/asking-too-much.html I live with a room mate who has FOUR children two of whom live close by and do not communicate with me - even though I have requested their help. Moms Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:10:49 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/anger-to-everyone-especially-my-self.html Hello, I've used to write here once and now twice. All of my grand mother activities and everything about her are my responsibility and I mean that. Everyday Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:09:21 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/please-tell-me-what-to-do.html My mom was in a nice retirement home and sis and I would take her out twice or 3 times a week, we would go to lunch or go shopping I would always drive Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:48:40 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/brotherinlaw-sinking-caring-for-motherinlaw-cleaning-driving-moms-drinking.html Well to start with my wife under went cancer treatment all of 2011. I am a TBI, brain injured from 40ft fall. My mother in law has 2 daughters (One I Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:43:41 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/tired-of-pollyanna.html One thing that really irritates me is hearing from others that, no matter how much of a sacrifice this is now, I'll never regret doing the right thing Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:37:55 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/my-grandmother-very-stubborn-in-everything.html Hello. I'm caretaker to my grand mother and I'm her grandchild. Studying home collage now, so I'm the only one that have a lot of free time to handle this. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:36:13 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/mom-is-always-angry-with-me.html My dad passed about a year ago. My mom is 86 and has had a rough period of adjustment. I understand that completely. My husband and I try to go up every Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:33:10 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/sometimes-i-just-dont-cope.html My mom has fallen 3 times 2 days ago and twice today, face down...why...she does not have her walker near her. She doesn't walk so her leg muscles have Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:29:51 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/after-many-years-of-my-mother-being-out-of-my-life-now-shes-back-with-a-vengence.html My mother, always a selfish and self-centered person, married a man 35 years ago who no one much cared for, moved further and further away from her family Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:28:48 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/help-cannot-stand-it-any-more.html I have really enough i can 't take it any more ! I have written to u before , but my mother is 88 in 5 days but she is always difficult and wants to Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:34:02 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/dealing-with-my-sister-concerning-my-moms-care.html There are a lot of things that enter into play with this situation. My sister is the oldest and has been retired for the past 5 years. She lives 70 miles Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:17:27 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/dont-abuse-me-because-im-the-daughter.html Dad passed away over 10yrs ago. Mother now at 89 yrs of age. Always complaining no one understands the pain (neck) and dizziness she goes thru. Doesn't Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:52:48 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/maternal-cousins-half-siblings.html I am my mom's only child. My mom's sister died last December 30th and as I was handling her estate my mother had a stroke in May, and CHF in October. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:50:39 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/caught-in-the-middle.html Hello, Where do I begin? I didn't realize there were so many of us out there till I got on this page. I am taking care of my boyfriend's father 24/7. My Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:45:08 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/slipping-in-the-bath.html Bathing is getting harder and harder for my Mum, but we have recently found non slip bath safety stickers that we have put on the base of the bath. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:22:50 GMT http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/i-seriously-need-advice.html I am the third (daughter) of my mom's seven children. My mom and two older sisters live in FL - the other siblings all live in the Northeast. Both older Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:03:38 GMT