When it’s just me and Dad, our time is pleasant, even in the midst of his mobility challenges and his chronic pain and hearing difficulties. We make the most of the obstacles: We try to find the positive spin on everything. We try to fit in some art and music every day to express our […]
Continue ReadingWhen my mom finally came home after a week in intensive care, she took every opportunity to insist to my siblings and me: “I don’t want any of you to put your lives to the side for me. I want you to be able to live your lives without worrying or feeling like you need […]
Continue ReadingMaybe you’re tired of hearing, “Make sure you take care of yourself, too.” As a caregiver for an aging loved one, you hear it so often—it begins to lose its meaning, or it just becomes something else to take up space on your list. How? As you’re juggling all the responsibilities of direct caregiving, housekeeping, […]
Continue Reading“She’s just getting cranky.” “He’s just getting forgetful—it happens in old age.” “Dad always lost his keys; don’t make a big deal out of it.” If a loved one is getting older, chances are you’ve said one of these phrases, or a variation of them, at one point or the other. But in the back […]
Continue ReadingAfter my aging grandmother lost all of her teeth, she seemed to lose some of her spark. Food was her one true love and she used to eat with the enthusiasm of a hungry child. It was heartbreaking to see that one of her greatest sources of enjoyment became a chore when she lost the […]
Continue ReadingWith the barriers of walls and doors, how would you know if your own neighbors are struggling to keep up with vital home repairs and maintenance? More and more, this is becoming a challenge for older adults in the Bay Area—especially if their homes are older and haven’t been updated for their evolving needs. Believe […]
Continue Reading“My house reminds me of Brasilia! I live there, but it isn’t a home!” Those were the words of Fernanda, a retired immigrant from Brazil who lives in Oakland, when asked about her home. She wanted to age in place and found a home that had been retrofitted for older adults, but it just wasn’t […]
Continue ReadingJust 50 years ago, the Compton Cafe Riot, which took place in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, initiated a change in how police treated the city’s transgender community. While this event isn’t widely known, perhaps because police records of the incident no longer exist and it wasn’t covered by the mainstream media, it is […]
Continue ReadingWhen Tasha realized that her uncle had been stealing his mother’s money for years—small amounts at a time that had been getting bigger—she says she felt paralyzed by the shock of it. Lee had offered to manage his mother’s bills and other finances, and the rest of the family trusted that everything was taken care […]
Continue ReadingFor 30 years, Joshua had a routine of climbing San Francisco’s Filbert Steps twice a week. He did it for the views, the exercise, and the interaction with other climbers—many of them tourists who had heard the steps would be a challenge but didn’t realize there were quite so many! Joshua, who is now 73, […]
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