Caregiving During a Pandemic The Coronavirus has literally made every family member a long-distance caregiver. And, as a colleague pointed out, “the number of unpaid caregivers has gone from 1-in-5 Americans, to anyone who cares for someone at risk for Covid-19.” So, to use the well-worn cliché, we are all...
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Coronavirus and Seniors – Charlotte Today – 03/19/20
Coronavirus and Seniors – Charlotte Today – 03/19/20 A short clip from Charlotte Today about helping elders during the Coronavirus pandemic. Need caregiving help. Turn to my company, www.gishc.com for holistic and complete caregiver solutions. Family caregivers are especially vulnerable. Bill Walsh, AARP Response Lead, says that the pandemic has...
Coronavirus and Seniors – Charlotte Today – Podcast – 03/19/20
Coronavirus and Seniors – Charlotte Today – 03/19/20 A short clip from Charlotte Today about helping elders during the Coronavirus pandemic. Need caregiving help. Turn to my company, www.gishc.com for holistic and complete caregiver solutions. Family caregivers are especially vulnerable. Bill Walsh, AARP Response Lead, says that the pandemic has...
Senior Dating – Charlotte Today – Podcast – 02/19/20
Senior Dating – Charlotte Today – 02/19/20 That said, the “OK Boomers” have given their kids one more thing to be infuriated about when mom or dad decide to divorce, start dating and horrors even have sex in their 50’s and 60’s! Living longer has caused many of these boomers...
Senior Dating – Charlotte Today – 02/19/20
Senior Dating – Charlotte Today – 02/19/20 That said, the “OK Boomers” have given their kids one more thing to be infuriated about when mom or dad decide to divorce, start dating and horrors even have sex in their 50’s and 60’s! Living longer has caused many of these boomers...
Grandparents Raising Grandkids – Charlotte Today – 01/29/20
The Hardships and Joys of Grandparents Raising Grandkids – Charlotte Today – 01/29/20 There are nearly three million grandparents raising eight million grandchildren in the U.S. In North Carolina, nearly 200,000 children live with nearly 100,000 grandparents. That has a cost in terms of time, money and health.The opioid crisis...
Grandparents Raising Grandkids – Charlotte Today – 01/29/20
The Hardships and Joys of Grandparents Raising Grandkids – Charlotte Today – 01/29/20 There are nearly three million grandparents raising eight million grandchildren in the U.S. In North Carolina, nearly 200,000 children live with nearly 100,000 grandparents. That has a cost in terms of time, money and health.The opioid crisis...
New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors – Charlotte Today – 12/27/19
New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors – Charlotte Today – 12/27/19 New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors provides purpose. A recent study showed that having purpose helps you live longer. People without purpose are more than twice as likely to die. It’s more indicative of longevity than gender, race, or education. And...
New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors – Charlotte Today – 12/27/19
New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors – Charlotte Today – 12/27/19 New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors provides purpose. A recent study showed that having purpose helps you live longer. People without purpose are more than twice as likely to die. It’s more indicative of longevity than gender, race, or education. And...
Practicing Gratitude – Charlotte Today – 11/27/19
Practicing Gratitude – Charlotte Today – 11/27/19 I HAVE A KEYNOTE SPEECH I give to groups that I presumptuously call “The Meaning of Life.” It contains eight life lessons that we actually all know but don’t always practice. Every lesson features a personal story, a song and actual research that...