Hi friends – I hope you tune into the show today. AM 1160/WYLL Chicago (2:00 central time), streaming live on wyll.com, or podcast after the show on the site here and on NationalReview.com.
This week is all about when it takes a parent – to care for a parent! Many of us are in the sandwich generation – we’re called on to take care of young kids and aging parents. We talk about managing those challenges, and the options available today to an older generation that, blessedly, rightly expects to live longer fuller and more independent lives than ever. I have two great guests on from Park Place of Elmhurst, a vibrant senior living facility in Elmhurst and part of a network of such facilities in the Chicago area. We talk about some of the unique challenges facing the elderly, including health and emotional changes. And why is that so many of us “infantalize” our aging parents? How can we still honor and respect our parents even when we have to start making some decisions for them, or caring for them in a way they once cared for us?
My guests talk about these issues, and the options for both independent living and senior care available under one roof that are springing up all over the country and that were not available to my grandparents. I hope you’ll tune in, and check out their site below (I plan on talking to my own dad about considering Park Place!)
Next week, my guest is Kate O’Beirne on women in the military. Should it really take a mother to go to war?
I hope you’ll tune in, and have a great week!
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