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Caregiving in the Littoral Zone

July 24, 2015 By Carolyn Parr 2 Comments

Nearly every day, even when she has to wear snowshoes, my friend Ann walks the beach near her home in Maine, where she shares her life with the man she loves. He has early Alzheimer’s.

“My favorite place to walk is the littoral zone,” she says.  “It reminds me of my life.”Caregiving in the Littoral Zone by Carolyn Parr

The littoral* zone, she tells me, is the area of the shore where the tide comes in and out. The upper part is dry and solid at low tide; at high tide, it’s all either underwater or soft and squishy from the lapping waves.

In the littoral zone you have one foot on solid ground, the other on sinking sand. You’re always off balance.

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Filed Under: Blog, Communication, Family Matters Tagged With: care giving, Caregiver, Carolyn Parr, communication, difficult conversations, elder abuse, elder care, Elder Mediation, Family, family communication

A Checklist for Long-Distance Caregivers

April 21, 2015 By Carolyn Parr 1 Comment

A few years ago I found myself flying to Florida a lot – but not for fun. I was the long-distance caregiver for two parents in their late 80s. Every few months I had to drop everything to fly south when a new emergency struck.

The worst was when Dad fell carrying an armload of lumber and had to be carried off in an ambulance. Until a sympathetic neighbor saw what was happening and helped out, Mama, with dementia, was alone, wondering what was happening. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Communication, Family Matters Tagged With: Caregiver, Carolyn Parr, elder care, Long Distance, tough conversations

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