Posted in Alzheimer's, Daddy, Father's Day, abc.com, affection, authors, books, boomer women, care partner, care receiver, caregiver, caregiving, daughters, elder care, faith, family, family caregiving, tagged fathers, great fathers in history, history channel, quotes, roman emporers on June 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” — Anne Sexton
This weekend, my family will gather. we’re cooking steaks, corn on the cob, Parmesan grilled squash and zucchini, Greek salad–and we’re making a giant banana split in a new, cling wrap lined gutter–with every topping imaginable. We’re celebrating Father’s [...]
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Posted in Alzheimer's, Barnes & Noble Bookstores, abc.com, aging, amazon, authors, boomer, boomer women, boomers, care partner, care receiver, caregiver, caregiver stress, caregiving, church, dark humor, daughters, death, dementia, depression, doctors, dying, elder care, eldercare, elderly, end of life, faith, family, family caregiving, geriatrics, grey's anatomy, grieving, guilt, health, healthcare, home passing, hospice, hospital, inspirational, joy and purpose, kunati, memoir, mid-life crisis, mothering, neurological disorders, neurology, parkinson's, passion, perfectionist, psychologists, publishing, relationships, sandwich generation, senior care, spiritual, spiritual teachers, therapists, trauma, wisdom, women, women's health, tagged alcoholics, carl jung, codepent, grey's anatomy, los angeles times, mid-life, nimh, relationship addiction, therepists, wounded healer on May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Do you need to be needed?
Carl Jung called it, “The Wounded Healer.”
Caregivers, whether they come by it willingly or are drug into their caregivingroles, become accustomed to being needed. It’s comforting and satisfying to know that you have a purpose.
But what do you mean when you say, “wounded healer?” Is that a bad thing?
Wounded healer [...]
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Posted in ALS, Alzheimer's, Barnes & Noble Bookstores, USA Today, abc.com, adult day cares, affection, aging, amazon, authors, book club, book reviews, books, boomer women, boomers, boston, brain, breaking point, cancer, care partner, care receiver, caregiver, caregiver stress, caregiving, community care, death, dementia, depression, doctors, dying, elder care, elder rage, eldercare, elderly, emotional, end of life, faith, family, family caregiving, geriatrics, golden years, grieving, healthcare, home passing, hospice, hospital, inspirational, intimacy, joy and purpose, kunati, memoir, mothering, mothers, neurological disorders, neurology, pallative care, parkinson's, relationships, sandwich generation, senior care, spiritual, transformation, trauma, will to live, women's health, writing, tagged boston legal, james spader, william shatner, Michael J. Fox, team fox, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, USA Today, Ted Kennedy, malignant brain tumor, sailing, maya angelou, power of prayer on May 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last night, the television show Boston Legal had one profound moment relating to Alzheimer’s.
The premise is that one of their leading characters, Denny Crane (played by William Shatner) has early Alzheimer’s. He’s a brilliant attorney who has never lost a case–and he’s part owner in firm. The other law partners are hesitant for Denny [...]
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Posted in Alzheimer's, CNN, USA Today, abc.com, adult day cares, authors, books, boomer, boomer women, brain, cancer, care partner, caregiver, caregiver stress, caregiving, community care, daughters, dementia, elder care, eldercare, family caregiving, geriatrics, global healthcare, kunati, mothers, nbc nightly news, neurological disorders, neurology, parents, parkinson's, preaching, publishing, rehab, relationships, sandwich generation, senior care, seniors, tagged Alzheimer's, microchip, tracking devices, memory disorders, lock down units, elder safety, good morning america, abc.com, Time magazine on April 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If someone microchips their dog we think of them as acting loving and responsible.
Is that a good enough reason to put a microchip in a human? Isn’t that too “big brother-ish?”
We also put dogs to sleep, right? So maybe that’s not the best analogy.
As you can see, microchipping a human is controversial.
Why?
Some would argue it’s an [...]
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Yes, I’m a Grey’s Anatomy fan. I know it has very little to do with real medicine, but any McDreamy fan will tell you, it’s not about the science. It’s the human drama, the relationships and the observations that connect us and make their story so universal.
On the Feb. 1, 2007 airing of Grey’s Anatomy, Meredith’s mother, Alice, [...]
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