Michael Simpson
I received this from a friend and found it so touching that I thought others might enjoy it. Drilling down into the narrative a little further it could be assumed that the storyteller was the caregiver for her husband and the years they spent together are still on the surface of her emotion.
You might know others who would benefit from this tale and you Continue reading
Michael Simpson
At some point in time it happens and I don’t think it comes to us as an epiphany but in retrospect we see when it began and of course know where it is now. I am talking about the journey when parents make the transition into aging loved ones and might need in home care.
When adults reach their senior years, they at first joke about it and brag that they got the senior discount at Denny’s but as the years Continue reading
We are producing a series of short videos entitled “Senior Minutes”. These will be aimed at those who are personally involved with caring for an aging loved one.
We will explore all the issues that families are dealing with including safety, dealing with dementia, medical issues, mobility, driving concerns and many others.
Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Here is our first video.
Michael Simpson
I think that, as a group, seniors are some of the most surveyed folks out there. Being in the senior home care business I am more acutely aware of the surveys then the normal person and like to see how the results of those surveys match up to my personal experiences.
More times then not the results do not go beyond the numbers to the underlying cause and effect or at least the feelings of those being surveyed. In a recent survey it was reported that over 80% of seniors would rather live out the rest of their days in the Continue reading
Michael Simpson
This is the final installment of Michael’s journey into the American health care system. The final video is at the end of the post. Please comment on the series if you thought it was helpful or not.
Day Seven June 12th – The Road to Recovery.
This could also be titled “Let’s Blow This Pop Stand”.
This was my second day in CCU and was spent pretty much like the first. My voice was gravelly due to irritation from the breathing tube and I spent most of my time worrying about how severe and long lasting the next coughing spell would be. I would walk a little and sleep a lot but in the end I graduated from CCU and was moved into the general hospital.
I don’t know when I have been more mentally prepared to take the next step in a journey. I was obsessed with getting discharged from the hospital and Continue reading
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