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Hi, I'm Susan.
Wife, counselor/educator, author, daughter, far-away-living adult child --with a brother back home. Although my parents died at ages 88 and 94, I continue to be a far-away-living daughter-in-law (her only "daughter") of my husband's inspirational mother (age 99). She still lives independently in her home and is one of the Sr. Advisors to this blog.
My Masters degree, from Teachers College, Columbia University, prepared me for my almost 30-year career as a counselor at one of the nation''s top-ranked public high schools. This led to my first book, Helping Children of Divorce (Schocken Books, mid-80's).
Summer 2008 I completed a manuscript to help adult children facing their parents' aging challenges. A top NY literary agent said she loved the manuscript. However the late 2008 economic climate created a very bad time for publishing. She suggested I write a blog using ideas and insights from the manuscript, as well as timely information. Help! Aging Parents is the result.
More at "About Me" tab
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About This Blog
Helping parents age well sounds so basic, but it doesn't happen automatically. While we train for the important parts of our lives (childbirth, driving, SATs, jobs), helping parents age well throughout the life cycle is usually on-the-job training--after a health event necessitates fast-forward learning.
Help! Aging Parents, published Tuesday and Saturday nights, is committed to sharing the best information, professional advice, personal experiences and creative ideas to help parents age as independently and well as possible until the very end.
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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Aging Parents: The Practical, Important Foundations for Aging Well–2 Fundamental 2
Vision. We know how precious vision is, but not as keenly as when it begins to fail us. We can probably do nothing about some of the normal, common age-related vision changes, other than making certain we and aging parents have adequate light… That said, vision change can come on so gradually, we neglect doing anything about it, even when we realize we aren’t seeing that well. In addition, with no adult children living near, there’s a tendency to postpone for many, unless doctors insist–then and there for example, that cataract surgery must be done…… Continue reading →
