by Jnette | Sep 15, 2020 | Caregiving, Mid-life Recovery, self-care, Uncategorized
Last weekend, I hit a wall. The combination of the pandemic stress, my mom’s increasing needs, and my own struggle to keep connected with my children and husband in the midst of our busy and strained schedules, collided into me like a train, and I was knocked...
by Jnette | Aug 1, 2020 | Caregiving, Mid-life Recovery, Sandwich Generation, self-care, Uncategorized
I grew up as one of my mom’s caregivers. As her only child, I feel a special connection to her. For a few years between when she and my father got divorced and married my step-father before she got sick, it was just the two of us. Though my general impression of...