Parent Talk: Where Do They Want to Live Their Last Years?

...For many, it’s not as much the fear of the elders’ reactions to our words as it is an effort to preserve our own denial. If we don’t voice the fact that our parents are aging and may eventually need assistance, and then, yes, die — it won’t happen. This is a version of covering our eyes when we were small and saying “you can’t see me.”
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Source: Minding Our Elders - May 5, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs