“If he needs me, I’ll move back to the US.” I said it for years – that if my dad ever needed looking after, I would gladly step up. I meant it, too, and I still do. He and Mom gave me a great start in life; I see this as my turn to pay him back in a way that really matters. I’m not alone. According

Someone once said that “the hardest part of growing up is realizing your parents are growing old”, and that is true. Caught up in our hasty day-to-day, we often don’t have enough time to take a careful look at the new wrinkle on their face, and we miss the moment when they stop being able to do the

None of us likes the idea of getting older.  But getting older, and eventually facing death, is part of the human experience.  And it’s happening to each and every one of us, including our parents.  If you’re approaching age 40, or older, that means you have aging parents who will soon be facing a

Each time I open the heavy, steel door to the dementia wing, I'm met by the smell of old people: flaking skin, greasy hair, occasionally the waft of a soiled adult diaper. The nursing home doesn't strike me as an incubator for love.Still, I'm fond of this place. It offers me guaranteed access to my