Taking Care of Our Parents
This past summer I lost my last living Grandparent.
It was a reminder that we just do not live forever. We build memories,
relationships, and bonds with family as we grow and change. Some are great and
will forever be a part of us. While others we would just soon forget than to
ever repeat them again. Upon reflecting on this, I look too now at my own
parents, my Mother-In-Law and begin to wonder when they too may need more
support.
With today’s continuing medical advances, people
are living much longer than even fifteen years ago. While technology may be
able to prolong our lives, the reality is at some point, we will all need
assistance. For the most part, we turn to our family for that support. Now that
we are living longer, healthier lives however, that responsibility is largely
left up to the adult children who are often in the midst of raising their own
children. This phenomenon has become so common that it was aptly named the
“Sandwich Generation”, referring to these adult children who feel squeezed
between the needs of their aging parents or relatives and the needs of their
own families and careers.
What support will that be? Where would I find it if
I needed to? I hope to find some helpful links for all of us approaching those
years of caring for those we love and have them available here.
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