"Dealing with the reality that your parents are getting older and facing illness is undeniably challenging. It's particularly hard to deal with mental illness," said Yan. "With the right treatment, understanding, and support not only from the families but also from the society, these conditions...
Guilt & grief. When daughters place mothers in nursing homes. In the US there is a persistent myth that adult children do not care for their aging, dependent parents. Also, nursing home placement of a parent is still perceived as a deviant and selfish act by adult children. Adult daughters...
I made this montage with some Lizzo playing leading up to performance night. This GA girl even had friends show up – thank you, Danielle, her parents, and Noel! Knowing they were in the audience added to this magical night. I’m humbled that some of the audience spoke to me afterward...
‘talk to patients about feelings of guilt and shame’) was discarded with respect to talking about emotions. Item 22 (‘investigate with friends/family the signs of imminent self-harm in the patient’) was preferred over item 21 (‘investigate with friends/family sources of patient stress’)...
Gratitude and savouring time with your aging parents Have you ever said to yourself, “I just want this moment to last forever?” You can turn this sentiment into a… Caregiver planning When your parent moves into long-term care How do you feel now that your parent has been transitioned...
"I never expected that my father would be diagnosed with depression. Some of my colleagues suffer from the illness but they are young, in their 20s or 30s," said Wang Lin. At the hospital, she saw many young people accompanying their parents who had similar symptoms, though the reasons fo...