When a Loved One’s Care Decisions Are in Your Hands
Few of us are prepared for the enormous challenge of making choices for another adult. Unlike children, adults have their preferences,…
Humor – It Helps Us as We Age
Even though old age is a fact of life, the truth is, we haven’t learned to cope with the mounting years…
Dealing With All the “Stuff” After a Loved One Dies
Sorting through the belongings of a loved one can bring up many issues: pain of past hurts, sadness of hopes unrealized,…
A Lenten Journey Through Grief
If there ever was a season designed to help us move through grief after a loved one’s death, that season would…
Bearing the Special Grief of Suicide
The suicide of someone you care about is a devastating tragedy. It happens in the best of families and to the…
What to Say to Someone Who Is Grieving
A friend or family member is grieving. A co-worker or neighbor has gone through the loss of a loved one. You…
Losing Your Dad
Losing your dad is one of life’s most painful and traumatic events. It’s different for each person, yet there are some…
Losing Your Mom
Mothers are not perfect and neither are their children. Some mothers are confidants, others are critics. Some mothers maintain control even…
Cherishing Your Memories of a Loved One
Memories are personal. Whether it’s simply speaking the name of your beloved one, holding a ceremony to honor his or her…
Ten Helps for an Alzheimer’s Family
Like millions of other people, my neighbor Bob cared for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease. For three years, I watched…