Archive for February, 2008

Alzheimer and Friendship

Posted on 26. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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For those of you who read this blog, you know that I write often about my 88 year old mother who has dementia, likely a combination of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s.  What you may not realize is that behind the scenes of “Mom, Dementia and Me” is another story–one that I haven’t had the heart [...]

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The Real Age Test

Posted on 24. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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For some reason, I’ve been thinking about age a lot recently.  Several friends just hit the big 5-0 and I’m headed for the big 5-0++. 
If you’re thinking “age is but a number”, you may be right.  But based on your lifestyle, it can be a number higher or lower than your chronological age. 
To find out what [...]

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The O Word

Posted on 23. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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Are you getting to the point where you don’t want to think about, let alone say the “o” word?  You know the word I’m talking about–it’s not Oprah.  It’s the concept we don’t want to embrace as part of life’s experience.  Well, I’ll say it:
Old.
Old.
Old.
Old.
There I got it out.  Getting old is that inevitable next step after [...]

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Growing Waistline is Health Risk for Midlife Women

Posted on 22. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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According to a recent medical study, the growing size of women’s waists has caused a stroke increase among middle-aged women that’s more than twice that of men in the same age group of 35-54 .  I’m sure many of us have noticed the increasing circumference of our waists because our clothes just don’t fit as well.  We often attribute our growing waistlines to menopause, slower [...]

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Mom, Dementia and Me — Moments of Decline

Posted on 19. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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I was out visiting my mom in her assisted living facility.  After we shared a snack together, we walked around to Mom’s room so she could brush her teeth.  Her toothbrush was nowhere to be found even though I checked the usual hiding places where my mother stashes her belongings.
As I was about to give up [...]

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What’s Your Life Dream?

Posted on 19. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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Is your dream still a dream? If so, consider what’s keeping you from turning it into your reality.
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Age Is A Perspective

Posted on 15. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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The following perspective on age is a quote from George Burns on my newest refrigerator magnet:
Young.  Old.  Just words.
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Mom, Dementia and Me; Some Days

Posted on 15. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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Some days I just don’t have the words.  Out of the clear blue, I had the thought that maybe we should take my mother out of the Alzheimer’s assisted living facility and move her in with me.  Whoa–where the heck did that come from?!!! 
I really care about my mom’s well-being but I’ve never considered having her [...]

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The Baby Boomer Carnival

Posted on 11. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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When was the last time you went to a carnival–that wonderful place of public celebration?  I can’t remember how long it’s been since I wandered through the crowds, watched the rides swirl around and ate cotton candy.   
Out here in the blogosphere, there are “carnivals” – periodic events hosted by various blogs to bring readers together around the [...]

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I’d Rather Be a Butterfly

Posted on 08. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.
In a week when the top news for Baby Boomers is the study on how 2 million of us are unhappy and depressed, I rather have this anonymous quote as my perspective on midlife. 
What about you?
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Looks Like We’re in a Global Midlife Crisis

Posted on 05. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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In a recent New York Times blog posting, Tara Parker previews the findings of a study showing that 2 million people in 80 nations report feeling unhappy and miserable in midlife.  Click The Midlife Crisis Goes Global for more. 
According to the study soon to be published in ”Social Science & Medicine”, men and women experience midlife malaise at different [...]

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Can You Live Better With Less?

Posted on 04. Feb, 2008 by Karen.

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For those of us who grew up with Depression-era parents, the message was “have enough, have enough”.  I didn’t realize until recent years that my mother’s strict adherence to this concept played out in the overstocked pantry and chock-full freezer of my youth.  Of course, the fear of not having enough came from my mother’s childhood reality of hunger and [...]

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