Natasha Reece has been acting as a caregiver for her grandfather, Jerry Whelan, who has frontotemporal dementia, since November 2020 after his wife, Alma, was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. The family looked into hiring outside help, but the costs were quite high. It … [Read more...] about Granddaughter Finds Ways To Engage Her Loved Ones And Manage Her Own Stress
Is Your Loved One Losing Their Memory?
We are taught many lessons in life, but an important one seems to fall through the cracks — how to deal with a loved one suffering from memory issues. So, what steps should you take when your loved one is developing memory problems? Who do you turn to? Courtney Whitaker, former … [Read more...] about Is Your Loved One Losing Their Memory?
What Keeps Us Afloat – Read Our Summer Issue
When my husband and I moved overseas for two years, we were briefed on what the process of adjusting to a new country would look like. We knew to expect the emotional descent that would occur in this process, which on a graph looks like a short upward curve (the honeymoon phase … [Read more...] about What Keeps Us Afloat – Read Our Summer Issue
Living Large In A Small Space
The dream of a forever home is that it be used for decades of happy memories. Think about it — holiday dinners featuring smiling children and grandchildren passing the rolls and butter, playsets and pools in the backyard utilized during the warmer months, and glasses of sweet tea … [Read more...] about Living Large In A Small Space
Building A Backyard Addition: Smart, Accessible, And Perfect For A Loved One
When Robin Wagoner’s larger-than-life father was diagnosed with cancer at 76, a shell game of living arrangements began. Within three months of his diagnosis, her father, the rock of the family, would pass—and everything her family knew to be true about home would forever … [Read more...] about Building A Backyard Addition: Smart, Accessible, And Perfect For A Loved One