by Pamela Wilson | Mar 2, 2017 | Caregiving, Dangers of Ignorance, Denial and Refusal of Care, Family relationships, Uncategorized
Caregiving and daily life routines that result in the development of a care plan may prove to be a fascinating subject when caring for elderly parents. How many of us are in a routine that seems normal but when viewed from the outside may be considered abnormal or at...
by Pamela Wilson | Jul 29, 2015 | Caregiving, Denial and Refusal of Care
Aging parents view their adult children as just that – children. Many see a son or a daughter as the 16 year old they were many years ago. Suggestions offered by adult children relative to care for parents often fall on deaf ears. After all, since when does a...
by Pamela Wilson | Feb 25, 2015 | Denial and Refusal of Care, Health and Chronic Disease
Self-neglect among persons experiencing memory loss is a significant challenge for family caregivers and may occur as the result of an underlying cause like memory loss or chronic disease. Many individuals experiencing memory loss have not been formally diagnosed...
by Pamela Wilson | Feb 19, 2011 | Denial and Refusal of Care
Overwhelm is common in needing care and caregiving situations. Many times caregivers have so much going on in their lives that adding one more task to the list is impossible. This is usually the reason that caregivers and those needing care become...
by Pamela Wilson | Feb 12, 2011 | Denial and Refusal of Care
Do you realize how your habits and patterns might be preventing you from making changes in a needing care or caregiving situation? Sometimes your life becomes so routine that it is impossible to see how your life have changed or what patters you repeat and...
by Pamela Wilson | Jun 18, 2010 | Caregiving, Denial and Refusal of Care
Your mother has memory loss. Everyone else sees it but you don’t want to accept that she can no longer balance a check book or that she should no longer drive. You think the doctors are making a big deal about all of this. Maybe it’s time to consider...
