By Loida Casares LatinaLista When my dad came to live with me, almost three years ago, my first instinct was to give him my bedroom. I thought it was just a temporary solution and that I’d prepare a room for…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista We are in the middle of the holiday season. Thanksgiving is behind us and Christmas and New Year’s will be here soon. Many of you will be gathering with your loved ones this season,…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista Twenty-one years ago, my sister was diagnosed with cancer and she wanted to go to the funeral home to make all her own arrangements. I really believe she found peace in doing this and…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista A few years ago, a friend of mine was doing some volunteer work, going house to house in our neighborhood, when he came to one particular house. An elderly man spoke to him from the…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista A couple of weeks ago my dad said that a woman called him on his cell phone and went on and on about something having to do with income taxes. He said he didn’t really…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista A couple of years ago when my dad came to live with me, I found out he had written a new will that he didn’t tell me about. For whatever reason, my dad had decided…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista A few days ago I called my sister to chat and she was on the other line with my dad. She had just happened to call him and he told her he was locked out…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista Last Wednesday night, I took my dad and dropped him off at his church meeting like I always do. After I got home, my phone rang and it was him. As soon as I saw…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista Every new parent either takes a class or reads parenting literature to prepare themselves on what to expect caring for their new baby. Yet how many think of doing that when caring for their own…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista As my dad gets older he’s forgetting a lot more. Some days, like today, he sleeps all day and he didn’t go to church. Those are the days when I really worry about him because…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista The topic is very touchy and in our case out of the question. It isn’t a conversation he even wants to have. Many grown children are going through the exact same thing when it comes…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista When an elderly parent goes to live with you there are several safety concerns to think about. Some of the more common concerns are about bathroom and kitchen safety. Many adult children add hand rails…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista One of the biggest challenges when you have elderly parents is their medication. This includes what they are taking, the dosage, and their schedule. If your parent lives alone it would be a good idea…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista Five months ago, I went back to work full-time outside of the house. Since I’ve been working, my dad has continued on his regular routine that he had when I was working from home. Every…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista When my dad came to live with me a year and a half ago I had just decided to work from home. My initial idea was to take the summer off and to start looking…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista June 26 will be two years since my father came to live with me. It all happened very quickly and kind of unexpectedly. I say “kind of” because I think that in the back of…
By Loida Casares LatinaLista Two years ago when my dad was 88 he started having heart failure. Up until that time he had been fairly healthy for a man his age. He had a pace-maker put in around 2003…
