Articles by Amy Shankland

Sandwiched Grandmothers are so special. As a child, I adored my maternal grandmother and couldn’t wait for Tuesdays – Grandma’s Day. In fact, I was annoyed during the school year…

Sandwiched Last fall, my husband John and I stopped at Walgreen’s to pick up a few items for my mom and us. We had just had dinner with Mom and…

Sandwiched Last week I shared my mother’s “Mom-isms” – sayings that were unique to her that make me laugh to this day. This week I wanted to write about some…

Sandwiched I know many of my columns talk about the challenges of being in the sandwich generation. But my siblings and I experience some fun moments with my mom as…

Sandwiched It’s the phone call you never want to get as a parent. “Mom, I’ve been in a car accident.” Time stood still for me last Friday night after hearing…

Sandwiched I met her in August of 1988 in McNutt Quad at Indiana University Bloomington. At first, Stacey was just an acquaintance – a friend of a friend. My friend…

Sandwiched It’s easy when you’re in the sandwich generation to get so caught up in the care of your elderly parent that you sometimes forget to have fun with them….

Sandwiched Many of us can recall the 1987 commercials featuring the now trademarked phrase from Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. – “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.”™ This phrase…

Sandwiched Last week, I mentioned my husband John’s recent trip to northern Illinois to help his father Ron who was in the hospital. Ron went in to see his doctor…