Our Elders, Aging Parents and Grandparents: Journalist Tom Brokaw highlighted their specialness, coining the expression "The Greatest Generation" for his popular book about them. On May 19, 2015 countless aging parents and grandparents (and I) visited the World War II Memorial to pay tribute and to remember.
Part of the National Park Service, the World War II Memorial definitely does not glorify war. It does glorify the deep-seated values of our elders and a time in the history of the United States that affected each and every person.
And we--or at least I--find most old people don't hesitate to talk about the WWII war years. In fact reminiscing seems to be a popular pastime with the elderly in spite of all the adversities they've experienced. (Depression and war to name two.)
The right "tools" makes everything easier--for any situation
actually. (Learned this in a "Home Repair" course; found it a truism.)
It's not rocket science that an easy-to-use, dependable walker is the
right "tool" to continue mobility and an active life.
But do we realize that the first walker purchased may not be the ultimate walker? Here's why--
1. We often select quickly (possibly the one used in rehab).
2. We often select the least expensive.
3. Subsequent factors, like balance and aging parent stability may lead to buying a sturdier walker.
Do Parents Need Nurturing?
Jane Brody's September 16, 2013 column, "When Parents Need Nurturing," is a short read. Many topics she touches on are amplified in past Help! Aging Parents posts. For example, she mentions parental demands, feelings of obligation, sharing of responsibilities with or without sibling help, and the emotional component. And includes suggestions.
If we weren't proactive in the sensible ways Ms. Brody has suggested; if our relationship with our parents causes us undue stress, and we feel like we can't go on because we're "living and giving beyond our limits,"..............
Another holiday (actually 2 holidays). Another opportunity in our efforts to help older parents and grandparents age well.
Passover begins at sundown on March 25 and lasts until nightfall on April 2. Since Easter always occurs during Passover, the Judeo-Christian parts of the world celebrate miracles during the same time period every spring.
Many believe that the The Last Supper was a Passover Sedar. I’d never questioned it but was wondering “which night of Passover was The Last Supper” so I google that phrase. First google offering: “Was Jesus’ Last Supper a Sedar?”.........
These holidays celebrate miracles. Granted we can’t make miracles, yet sometimes it can feel like a miracle when we can add enrichment in a special way…a way that gives aging parents and elders a lift and perhaps a lasting memory. Happy Passover * Happy Easter
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