Getting rebuffed hurts. Have you ever tried to talk to your aging parent about finances and been told to take a hike? "Just mind your own business. I'll be fine". Or has your aging parent ever said, "Let's talk about that some other time" when you bring up the subject…
Hello again. Carolyn and Mikol here. We hope you are enjoying the beginning of spring and this time of renewal. Mikol and I have recently moved our offices to new, brighter and better space and we're feeling very renewed! Wouldn't you agree that there is nothing like disposing of junk…
Carolyn and Mikol here. We just got in an alert from the The National Legal Resource Center (NLRC) and we wanted to share it with you. Can you believe this? Professional criminals are now targeting people with diabetes to scam them for personal information. Here's how it works. Someone pretending…
We all remember the Beatles song lyrics "will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm 64?" Well, having just passed that milestone in my life, I am remembering what I thought about being 64 years old, viewed through youth's prism. It sounded really far away. It…
It's Carolyn and Mikol. We just spent the holidays with Mikol's Mom, Alice, who is doing fine at age 89. She is with it enough to get on a plane by herself and arrived in good condition. We enjoyed our time, took her on drives around our beautiful county, and…
Hidden Truths About Long Term Care Insurance Should you or shouldn’t you? Seems as if someone is always promoting the purchase of long term care insurance. Most of us don’t want to think about getting old and needing anything like that. If we ever think about it, it’s a thing…
It can be extremely dangerous for aging parents to rely only on memory when it comes to taking medication. So many aging folks have memory loss issues. A large percentage of those with memory problems go on to develop dementia. The reliance on memory to keep all the pills straight…
Webinar on Successfully Managing Family Conflict Hello, again. Carolyn and Mikol here. Are holiday family gatherings stressing you out? Learn some proven ways to combat stress from Carolyn and Mikol, psychologist, nurse-lawyer team. Our free, 30 minute webinar is packed with solid advice to help you prevent that headache…