Parentgiving is a great site for anyone that is taking care of an aging parent you’ll find a lot of useful information that furnishes caregiver resources and news. They even have care managers that you can call if you are having any problems that you can’t handle and consult with them, these are registered nurses and social workers. It’s not easy being a caregiver especially when you are already stressed with taking care of your own family and then when something happens to an aging parent you’re faced with some hard decisions that you may need help with.

It’s hard to think that we’ll ever get old when we are young, but it does gradually start sinking in and we face each passing year with a growing dread over certain phases that we know we will go through eventually. That’s why so many are eating healthier and making better choices because we’re living much longer now. I sometimes think about losing my memories and the devastating effect that would have on family members and what it would be like to forget everybody and everything.

I’m thinking we might have to move eventually because of our stairs, sometimes it’s hard getting up and down them and the bathroom of course is on the second floor. I know I’ve started using my bathroom handrails more often now also. We already have the higher toilet and it’s so weird when we visit family and they have those standard sized ones that look like they’re for a child. My brother loved mine so much that he had to get himself one. Believe me it’s so much easier on your back and I love mine. I know we’ll have to add more safety features the older we get.

We babysat the little 10 month old tonight and I thought how helpless this little baby was while I was changing her diaper and started thinking about how we come in the world helpless and many of us go out the same way. I know as I grow older there are many things that I dread and one of those for me will be if I ever get to the point that I would have to wear adult diapers don’t get me wrong they are a godsend for many adults that suffer from incontinence, but it’s just not something I’m looking forward to. At any rate be sure to check out the caregiver learning center.

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