Life's Changes Require Holiday Celebration Changes As Well

Dear Carol: My mother is in a nursing home following a series of strokes and, thankfully, the facility is relatively close so I can visit daily. I’ve decorated Mom’s room for Christmas and I bring her Christmas treats to share with others. Dad also spends time each day with Mom. My quandary is that I have a husband and teenage children at home. Mom says she doesn’t have the energy to come to our home for Christmas day and, frankly, I don’t know how we’d manage the wheelchair with all of our steps, anyway. Dad will eat with Mom, but I still feel like I’m letting my parents down by not having them join us as they have in the past. I can’t think of anything that I could do differently, but I still feel guilty. How do I pull out of the funk and provide my husband and kids with a cheerful day? – GR  Read full article on Inforum about coping with the changes that holidays bring: Purchase Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories – paperback or ebook “I hold onto your book as a life preserver and am reading it slowly on purpose...I don't want it to end.”  Craig William Dayton, Film Composer Related articles Touchy Sibling Communication About Alzheimer's May Benefit from Professional Input (Minding Our Elders®) 6 Potentially Reversible Conditions That Can Mimic Dementia (Minding Our Elders®) Questions to Ask an In-Home Care Agency (Minding Our Elders®)       ...
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