Helping Aging Parents Make Difficult Decisions

Staying Home, #4

Ruthanne Koyama has great advice for those of us who are treading lightly around the subject of aging.

It’s time to break the cycle of silence that creates stressful situations between aging parents and family members. There are facts available in this book to help and guide both children and parents through these times of discussions, and bring about calm resolutions.

We would rather sweep some of these moments under the carpet than face up to them, but that isn’t going to help either party, be it the parent or the children.

While still living at home, safely is only one aspect of what seniors and their adult children need to consider.

Who better to learn from than one who has experienced these difficult moments than the author herself.  Her experience in moments with not only parents but aging siblings also provides guidance to those who will undoubtedly be challenged with this at som point in their lives.

Ruthanne says aging has many aspects, some good, some not so good.

Creating an environment between both parties is essential to a fruitful outcome and Ruthanne certainly has much to contribute towards making this pathway easy to access.

“Talk to me,” she says. A great way to begin to understand those three little words would be to take hold of Ruthanne’s current advice; see the value of her experiences, and enjoy life from both sides of this aging issue.