Your Caregiving Opportunity – Episode 1
Caregiving Opportunity
This is the first in a 30-Day Family Caregiver Support Series. Consider this your moment of zen before you start your caregiving day. Each day I will provide hints and tips to make you a better caregiver, prepare for your own aging, and take care of your health. This is your caregiving opportunity. If you have any questions or want to know more information do not hesitate to get in touch with me. I am here for you.
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5 SURPRISING THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT SENIOR SEX (Video)
5 SURPRISING THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT SENIOR SEX
My father died in 1969 at 49 years old. Mom was a couple of years younger. She chose not to remarry. This left her in a bind. She liked to dance. In fact, she went dancing three nights a week into her eighties. Mom needed a dance partner. And boy there were a litany of courters. But were they senior sex partners? Hmmm.
First there was Walt. He had a house at the Jersey shore and a boat he let me steer. Not to mention some really cute nieces. Evidently he was a drunk. Then there was Sal who was going to buy me a car at 16. I’m all in with him. Oh. Then there was Tommy. Nice guy. I took his Cadillac to two proms. He dumped mom. Then there was Al, probably her best dance partner, who succumbed to Alzheimer’s. And lastly there was Jim. He was an old south Philly traditional Italian who would beat the crap out of you if he didn’t like you and fawn over you if he did. They dated in their 80s!
What I learned about mom’s relationships is that it was best to adopt the don’t ask don’t know. I speak about this often.
That said, the thought of your 80+-year-old mom or dad having senior sex can be icky. Yet in retirement communities around the world, older folks are hooking up. Relationships don’t end when someone enters a senior community. You should be concerned.
Our Friday Song of the Week – Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride
Caffeine Health Effects-Women Drinking Coffee Have Reduced Dementia
36 Percent Reduction in the Risk of Dementia over 10 years
Caffeine health effects positive in new study. Higher caffeine intake in women is associated with reduced odds of developing dementia or cognitive impairment, according to the results of a new study .
Among a group of older women, self-reported caffeine consumption of more than 261 mg per day was associated with a 36 percent reduction in the risk of incident dementia over 10 years of follow-up. This level is equivalent to two to three 8-oz cups of coffee per day, five to six 8-oz cups of black tea, or seven to eight 12-ounce cans of cola.
5 Things I Learned About Hospice Care When Mom Passed
Hospice is a Conscious Choice
A month before mom passed, I had the opportunity as a healthcare consultant to attend a health care meeting at a local residential hospice. In my 15 years living in North Carolina, I had never been there and boy was I impressed. So when mom faced the need for care, I immediately knew where we were going to go.
If you could describe death as a beautiful experience, well, hers was and the care made it so made it so. The dignity, the rituals, the respect made her passing was a spiritual event. I learned that hospice is a conscious choice, one that you have to plan for in your advance directives.
