Episode 30 - Old Age and Eldercare Are Not for Sissies

Ferrum College

 

Honoring Reynolds Homestead volunteers

 

Great Books and Great Conversations

 

Pearl Buck

 

A Little Sweet...

 

 

 

PussyHat Project by Kat Coyle

 

   

 

6-Day Kid Blanket by Betty McKnit

 

A Little Tart...

 

Living as caregivers to aging parents

 

"I believe that most caregivers find that they inherit a situation where they just kind of move into caregiving. it's not a conscious decision for most caregivers, and they are ultimately left with the responsibility of working while still trying to be the caregiver, the provider and the nurturer." - Sharon Law Tucker

 

"The best people are the good old wrinkled people with a sparkle in their eye, a wink when you walk by or a toothless smile saying you are doing just fine." - Robert Wesley Miller

 

"Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left." - Robert A. Heinlein

 

"I've never stopped wanting to cross

the equator, or touch an elk's 

horns, or sing Tosca or screw

James Dean in a field of wheat.

To hell with wisdom. They're all wrong:

I'll never be through with my life." - Rita Dove

 

"Even eighty-odd is sometimes vulnerable to vanity." - L. M. Montgomery

 

A Little Unexpected...

 

Books: 

 

The Mindful Caregiver: Finding Ease in the Caregiving Journey by Nancy L Kriseman

The Inspired Caregiver: Finding Joy While Caring for Those You Love by Peggi Speers and Tia Walker

 

"My caregiver mantra is to remember: the only control you have is over the changes you choose to make." - Nancy L. Kriseman

 

"Embracing a healing presence requires you to just be in the moment together." - Nancy L. Kriseman

 

Music Attribution

 

Reverie (small theme)

by _ghost

featuring Pitx

ccmixter.org/files/_ghost/25389

CC Attribution (3.0)

Drops of H2O ( The Filtered Water Treatment ) by J.Lang (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/37792 Ft: Airtone

Don't Be Scared ft. Christine Autumn by Calling Sister Midnight (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/romancito/50155 Ft: Klaus Neumaier, Christine Autumn