A parade to remember
Sandwiched We’ve witnessed so many heroic actions throughout this pandemic it’s hard to narrow the list down to just one particular group. I hope you don’t mind me saluting one…
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Gray hair, don’t care
Sandwiched Thousands of men and women in Central Indiana will be flocking to their barbershops and salons for some much-needed “corona hair” relief next week. Many women will get back…
Former technophobe changes her ways
Sandwiched My mom’s facility did something wonderful – they helped set up a Zoom call so Mom’s family could visit and see her. When my brother told me about this…
Turning down the heat
Sandwiched As I mentioned weeks ago, the average caregiver is a 49-year-old woman who works and takes care of at least one elderly parent. That’s me precisely. Since there are…
How would this situation have looked in the 70s and 80s?
Sandwiched My father-in-law called me last week with today’s column topic. He thought it would be interesting to talk about how our society would have dealt with being locked down…
Feeling down? Go help others
Sandwiched I’ve always believed that helping others is the best way to help yourself. Now, more than ever, we need to be reaching out – virtually or at a safe…
Caregivers, please take care of yourselves
Sandwiched I did something rather unusual a couple of weeks ago. I went to the doctor for a check-up – for ME. It was right before the pandemic hit us…
Missing my mama
Sandwiched The past few weeks have affected each and every one of us in many ways. I’ve been continuously praying that this virus slows down, we can all help each…
Just listen
Sandwiched Last Saturday I was enjoying a book signing/selling event at Half Price Books on West 86th Street when my phone rang. I saw that it was my mom. Ordinarily…
Talking about the “M” words
Sandwiched According to the AARP, the average caregiver is a 49-year-old woman who works at least part time and has been taking care of an aging parent for several years….