I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much. ~ Mother Teresa We all face the five stages of grief when a loved one dies, but it can be shocking to recognize that we must actually go through a variation of these stages each time
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Writer Darlene Hutchins is the granddaughter of the late Wilma and Mirl Andersen. For more, read Managing Life’s Losses.   By Darlene Hutchins Reading sympathy cards sent after my grandmother’s death, I was not surprised how many people loved her. She made everyone she met feel special. My grandma was the youngest girl in a
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When our two-year-old grandson comes to visit, we always do a room-by-room sweep – removing breakables, fastening cabinets, checking baby plugs and securing the stairs – trying to use eyes of a detective to make sure our home is safe for the little guy.  It seems that he careens one step ahead of us, finding
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By Dr. Matt Personius Family Physician As we stepped outside the door of her mother’s apartment, I could see tears welling up in the daughter’s
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You’re a family caregiver and your loved one is yelling at you. At the end of a long day, it’s tough not to feel hurt or yell back. Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other illnesses that interfere with normal brain function can trigger anger, abuse or delusions in the person you’re caring for. While medications may
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