Should YOUR aging parent MOVE-IN with YOU? - Ask the expert

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Should YOUR aging parent MOVE-IN with YOU? - Ask the expert

Moving a parent in to your home can have many benefits. The same goes for caregiver that move-in with their loved-one but remember there is likely going to be a point where it may cause fatigue, stress, heartache and more expense than if they had a senior living apartment and care that came to them. These are especially true should it get to the point when your home has to go through a remodel for safety accommodations, says Alisha Duvall  MSW/MFT.

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Parkinson's Disease- The wife of the World Champ wasn't able to do it alone. Don't expect yourself to be able to.

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Watch the video below for advice from the caregiver of the Champ:

The wife of the world Champ wasn't able to do it alone. Don't expect yourself to be able to.

Need someone to talk to about how to make this life as a caregiver just a bit simpler? Simply need to vent? Need advice? Call me.

The Caregiver - Dealing with Parkinson's-related issues

Over the years as the disease progresses, caregivers stand witness to the destruction of their loved ones body and mind as the symptoms worsened. Once a loving gaze now replaced by often-blank expression resulting from rigid facial muscles. A good day now is a shuffling gait but often your lives "frozen" in place much like their inability to ambulate. The silence interrupted by the occasional welcomed hushed voice. Parkinson's-related issues are vast.  A struggle managing the constipation exacerbated by the sleep disturbances also complicate a caregivers ability to manage their loved ones condition on their own.

Call me and let us talk about how I have been able to assist other caregivers in the same situation.