The Sandwich Generation

2007-01-12T18:45:22-05:00

My wife’s mother is 89 and is in precarious health. She has a brother and sister, but they live thousands of miles away. The burdens of care for her mother—physical, emotional and financial—fall overwhelmingly on her. Her siblings encourage her, but there is little practically they can do.
I try to help her as much as I can, but I have to deal with my 88-year-old mother and her problems and ailments. And of course, we deal all the time with our children (twenty-somethings) and their lives and challenges.

What do you suggest to make things easier for my wife.

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2007-01-05T00:10:55-05:00

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Other resources:
* When Illness Strikes and Decisions Have to be Made audio workshops

* Sandwich Generation workshops in Brooklyn, NY on February 10 @ 8:15pm. Save the Date! And to plan a similar event in your community, email frank at ou dot org

* OURadio show - Aroung the Dining Room Table segment “Caught in the Middle” on the Sandwich Generation

* Raising Up Bubbie slideshow in Shabbat Shalom

* The Sandwich Generation Dilemma in Shabbat Shalom

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