The recent hospitalization of my 63 year old brother was a sudden reminder of how overwhelming it can be for any visitor who steps inside the hospital doors. Many of us have aging parents or other elderly relatives. Some are living independently and some have help. What they all have in common is…
Carolyn RosenblattNovember 19, 2013
Hello, again Carolyn and Mikol here. We've just returned from an exhausting emergency that began with a phone call. When I picked up, the caller identified herself as a nurse at a familiar hospital. It felt as if my heart stopped when she said that my brother was in ICU…
Carolyn RosenblattNovember 4, 2013
We're looking at something we know is painful: family conflicts. Sibling battles. Arguing with your aging parent. Do you have a dispute going on in your family? As parents age, many problems can crop up among adult siblings and sometimes with the elder himself. Many of these problems arise from financial…
Mikol DavisOctober 14, 2013
Jaclyn asked us for advice about her Dad, who was doing some things she didn’t understand. He had gotten lost driving home. He’s lived there for 50 years, and it seemed so odd. It’s happened more than once. And, he forgot how to make coffee, something he’s been doing for decades. He just…
Carolyn RosenblattAugust 16, 2013
Is Your Family Fighting About How to Care for Your Aging Parents? Lots of Boomer-aged siblings find themselves fighting about their aging parents. Should Mom be allowed to stay in her home, even though she's really not safe living alone? Who is going to pay for her care? How about…
Mikol DavisAugust 16, 2013
This is unbelievable. Here we are, always trying to alert people to financial abuse and we think Mikol's own mom, Alice, has been taken advantage of by her financial advisor! Alice is 91, is blessed with a great memory and pretty good health for a woman of her age.…
Mikol DavisJuly 18, 2013
Hello, again. Carolyn and Mikol here I've just been talking to colleagues here in Marin County about helping to educate our community about anxiety, a problem that affects so many. Here is some information we've gathered to put on our local Psychological Association site to help everyone get a better…
Mikol DavisMay 27, 2013
By Carolyn L. Rosenblatt, R.N., B.S.N., Attorney When it comes to elders, most of us don’t think of romance. For some reason, our culture seems to entirely dismiss the concept that older people, divorced or widowed, might fall in love again. But they do. Ask anyone who works in a…
Mikol DavisMay 26, 2013
Dear AgingParents Family: Carolyn and Mikol here, wishing each of you moms and your moms a happy Mother's Day. We are fortunate to have a mom to wish good things to on this day. Mikol's Mom, Alice, is still doing very well at age 90. She inspires us all in…
Mikol DavisMay 11, 2013
