Last Saturday was my momma’s birthday. She turned 82 and I just wish I could keep up with her. I bought her a brilliant orange/gold rose called “Better than Gold.” She loved it but not as much as what my daddy bought her. He got her a weed-wacker and a garden blower. Her two acres […]

Do you have trouble finding something to fix for your older loved one? Well, my mama does! If you struggle to fix the foods that are good for your loved one and they like enough to eat, please share with us and all our readers! Daddy won’t eat what daddy doesn’t like and at 110 […]

Trouble. There’s always enough to go around. Borrowing it from tomorrow is not always a good idea. Yes, we should be aware of what could happen, but dwelling on it may rob us of the joys of today. There have been a lot of ups and downs lately with my parents. My daddy has been […]

I have to confess. Right now I’m without a walking buddy. My walking is suffering! I love a lot of the stories on Facebook. Yesterday I read about a fairly young man who offers himself to seniors who need a walking buddy. The older man who they interviewed said having the company of his younger […]

My daddy’s been sick for quite a while now. It’s been about six months since he’s really been himself. My parents live on two acres and keep the place looking like a park, but it’s been hard since daddy’s been sick. Mama is wearing down and I’ve come down with a bad bug, but just […]

For the past four or five months my daddy has been going downhill. He’s still wrestling with a urinary tract infection (UTI) that has been going on for months. Mama is stressed and tired. Daddy refuses dialysis. He lost his bladder to cancer 16 years ago and his kidneys have been compromised ever since. He’s […]

While life at any age is full of changes, sudden changes in your older loved one could be a sign you shouldn’t ignore. There are many signs we can watch for while caring for our aging parents and loved ones. One sign that something is wrong can be a change in their normal habits. If […]

Why do seniors at some point seem to just give up on life? I’m not sure about all the reasons but for my daddy, it’s when he feels incapable of doing something with purpose. Where the mind goes, the body follows. Let’s face it. Our physical ailments get much worse when we are feeling down-in-the-dumps. […]

Friends, family, favorite past times, learning and growing . . . these are just some of the things that make life meaningful. We all have to have something to look forward to, something that “floats our boat” or eventually we’ll just dread getting up in the morning. Many older people have a harder time engaging […]

Last Monday, my family celebrated my daddy’s 85th birthday. It was a milestone in more ways than one. Less than a month ago he was on death’s door convinced he’d never make it out of the hospital. It put the whole family on edge but Monday we were together and celebrating life. It was another […]