Caregiving

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My husband’s mother was “losing it.” She started a fire in her apartment after she forgot to turn off a burner on her stove. She was demanding when a family member would take her grocery shopping and she would insist on using her bundle of coupons for various items, a process that would often take as long as two hours. Her mood was never good. There were several panic trips to the emergency room in the middle of the night.

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Each time that a crisis occurred when I was caring for my elderly parents, I took a deep breath and tried to focus on finding a temporary solution to the prevailing problem. It would be a time to investigate alternatives and options for the issue I was facing. That always required doing some research.

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On Nov. 25, AARP Colorado arranged for AARP volunteer and executive council member Jill Taylor, who is located near the city of our recipient, to present Lynn St. John of Loveland with the painting at her home to recognize her hard work as a caregiver to her husband Randy.

By Sandra Ford Walston, The Courage Expert

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The most frustrating part of taking care of my parents was navigating whatever bureaucracy of the moment confronted me. And there were many of them including insurance companies, Medicare, home health, caregiving agencies, emergency rooms, dementia units, respite care, and on and on.