Comments on: Eldercare and Quieting the Storm of Anger http://eldercareabcblog.com/eldercare-and-quieting-the-storm-of-anger/ Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Susan Baida http://eldercareabcblog.com/eldercare-and-quieting-the-storm-of-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-4830 Susan Baida Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:10:43 +0000 http://eldercareabcblog.com/?p=3618#comment-4830 Caring for a loved one is never easy. Someone’s entire life is going to change, and that doesn’t just mean the care providers’. Each family must navigate this process for themselves. And the aging parent or grandparent should be encouraged to participate in this journey as much as possible, and hopefully AVOID some of the frustrations.Taking the time to hear their needs, concerns and choices is vital to this process. I also think it's very important to be patient, no matter how difficult or negative a patient might be. That ONLY works, however, if the care provider has a strong source of support to listen to THEM. Caregiving can feel endless and thankless, and without the right support in place, it's very common for the care provider to simply run out of steam and even to become sick. We MUST empower those among us who are tasked with the amazing responsibility of providing for our elderly -- they are in charge of our greatest treasures. Susan Baida, co-Founder of eCareDiary http://www.ecarediary.com/BlogsHome.aspx Caring for a loved one is never easy. Someone’s entire life is going to change, and that doesn’t just mean the care providers’. Each family must navigate this process for themselves. And the aging parent or grandparent should be encouraged to participate in this journey as much as possible, and hopefully AVOID some of the frustrations.Taking the time to hear their needs, concerns and choices is vital to this process.

I also think it’s very important to be patient, no matter how difficult or negative a patient might be. That ONLY works, however, if the care provider has a strong source of support to listen to THEM. Caregiving can feel endless and thankless, and without the right support in place, it’s very common for the care provider to simply run out of steam and even to become sick. We MUST empower those among us who are tasked with the amazing responsibility of providing for our elderly — they are in charge of our greatest treasures.

Susan Baida, co-Founder of eCareDiary
http://www.ecarediary.com/BlogsHome.aspx

]]> By: Kathy Johnson http://eldercareabcblog.com/eldercare-and-quieting-the-storm-of-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 Kathy Johnson Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:41:08 +0000 http://eldercareabcblog.com/?p=3618#comment-2778 I think it is very important to always be patient with your parents and understand all that they have done for you as a child. Caring truly comes full circle as children should participate in <a href="http://www.homecareassistance.com" rel="nofollow">senior care</a> with the same kind of love that they received as a child. I think it is very important to always be patient with your parents and understand all that they have done for you as a child. Caring truly comes full circle as children should participate in senior care with the same kind of love that they received as a child.

]]> By: How to Deal With Anger of Children / Parents » The Bask Blog http://eldercareabcblog.com/eldercare-and-quieting-the-storm-of-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-2775 How to Deal With Anger of Children / Parents » The Bask Blog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:06:08 +0000 http://eldercareabcblog.com/?p=3618#comment-2775 [...] Eldercare and Quieting the Storm of Anger | Elder Care ABC Understandably, there’s a lot to be angry about when it comes to being with our parents, especially as they get older. Spending time with them at this stage of their lives includes witnessing the emotional and physical pains they are enduring such as the death of other family members and friends, giving up the car keys, the onset of a chronic illness, and moving out of the family home. [...] [...] Eldercare and Quieting the Storm of Anger | Elder Care ABC Understandably, there’s a lot to be angry about when it comes to being with our parents, especially as they get older. Spending time with them at this stage of their lives includes witnessing the emotional and physical pains they are enduring such as the death of other family members and friends, giving up the car keys, the onset of a chronic illness, and moving out of the family home. [...]

]]> By: Jon Prial http://eldercareabcblog.com/eldercare-and-quieting-the-storm-of-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-2744 Jon Prial Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:53:25 +0000 http://eldercareabcblog.com/?p=3618#comment-2744 My wife and I found that it helps the most is to never forget that your parents deserve your unconditional love and respect. Period. There is no benefit in getting angry or in expecting them to change. And perhaps it is a larger demand on your time, but that the end of the day it is time. And some day that time won't be available anymore. My wife and I found that it helps the most is to never forget that your parents deserve your unconditional love and respect. Period. There is no benefit in getting angry or in expecting them to change. And perhaps it is a larger demand on your time, but that the end of the day it is time. And some day that time won’t be available anymore.

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