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Parenting Your Aging Parents.(loneliness)
September 8, 2003... Dear Francine and Robert: My husband and I enjoy caring for his mother in our home. She's a perky, healthy lady who actually helps out some, whenever she can. But one thing about her is driving me crazy: if she sees me on the telephone with someone she knows, after I hang up she...

Parenting Your Aging Parents.(activities of daily living, caregiving duty delegation)
September 1, 2003... Dear Francine and Robert: My mother-in-law, who lives with us, is beginning to have some significant health problems. Because of her smoking for many years, she now breathes supplemental oxygen all the time. In addition, she needs a walker, and sometimes gets confused about where she is...

Parenting Your Aging Parents.(grandmother care, dementia, )
August 25, 2003... Dear Francine and Robert: My name is Sarah. I am married, with three children. In addition, I am my grandmother's primary caregiver. Grandma is 91 years old, and has problems with her heart, senility, and a bad hip that makes walking difficult. Lately, she has begun to exhibit manic...

Parenting Your Aging Parents.
August 18, 2003... Dear Francine and Robert: Am I the only one who feels like I'm on an emotional roller-coaster, and I can't get off? The worst feelings come after a period when my aging mother has been functioning very well for a while. When she lapses back into not talking, not able to care for...

Parenting Your Aging Parents.(elderly drivers, home care issues)
August 18, 2003... Dear Francine and Robert: My aging father, 86, ran his car into a tree last week. He wasn't badly hurt. My brother, who lives near him, wasn't surprised, though. He tells us Dad goes through periodic "spells" where he is confused and has trouble communicating for an hour or so. This...