Guest guest Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 In a message dated 12/19/2007 4:43:41 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, IPADDUnite writes: I was wondering if anyone has stories they would like to share about their experience as a member of " the sandwich generation " and what some of your strategies have been to cope with the pressures of aging parents and family members along with the responsibilities and stresses of parenting a child with extra special needs? =========== Well, I am 68 yo, and my wife is 70 yo. We live in Colorado. Are we " aging parents? " We are both developing conditions that limit our ability to provide assistance to Andy, our 40 yo son. Fortunately, he is well situated in a host home, but his current medical deterioration still requires our support. He was recently hospitalized, and I stayed in the hospital with him overnight - 36 hours straight - and it practically wore me out. In the meantime, my mom is 93 yo. and lives in CA. Fortunately (for me) my sister (70) is able to take care of her in CA, although my sis has had two bouts of cancer, and currently has a heart condition. It gets to be a real problem! My mom wants to stay " independent " although she requires a lot of care and should be in assisted living. My sis and she have a very co-dependent relationship. http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Thanks for sharing...the problems are the same, whether you live in Chicago or Colorado! It is a real challenge to be aging parents WITH aging parents and also be responsible for aging children with developmental disabilities. Denver, I hope your son is doing better now. For those of you who are not aware, Denver Fox, from Colorado, created a listserv similar to IPADDU, but he did it first! Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... Am I an " aging parent? " In a message dated 12/19/2007 4:43:41 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, IPADDUnite writes: I was wondering if anyone has stories they would like to share about their experience as a member of " the sandwich generation " and what some of your strategies have been to cope with the pressures of aging parents and family members along with the responsibilities and stresses of parenting a child with extra special needs? =========== Well, I am 68 yo, and my wife is 70 yo. We live in Colorado. Are we " aging parents? " We are both developing conditions that limit our ability to provide assistance to Andy, our 40 yo son. Fortunately, he is well situated in a host home, but his current medical deterioration still requires our support. He was recently hospitalized, and I stayed in the hospital with him overnight - 36 hours straight - and it practically wore me out. In the meantime, my mom is 93 yo. and lives in CA. Fortunately (for me) my sister (70) is able to take care of her in CA, although my sis has had two bouts of cancer, and currently has a heart condition. It gets to be a real problem! My mom wants to stay " independent " although she requires a lot of care and should be in assisted living. My sis and she have a very co-dependent relationship. http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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