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Eldercare expert Star Bradbury offered a wealth of practical tips in our conversation. Then my mom, 92, died a few days later.



Hello dear reader,

I wasn't comfortable mentioning this to you in my last email. My almost 92-year-old mom died unexpectedly on Feb. 14th. This week, her death is a timely topic.

In this episode of [B]OLDER, I speak with eldercare expert Star Bradbury about some of the key topics in her comprehensive new book, Successfully Navigating Your Parents' Senior Years, including the notion of expect the unexpected.

In my family's case, we were unprepared. We were stunned when mom died. We had expected my dad to go first.

Star's new book is a compendium of how to plan and care for an elderly parent - or your own care many years down the road.

She covers every critical topic you could think of including different types of assisted living and home care, assistive robots for seniors (yes, it's a thing), living wills and advance directives, hospice and death doulas, cremation and green burials, and much more.

I highly recommend Star's new book. You can order it on Amazon.
 

Listen to this week's episode


Listen here: How to Successfully Navigate the Care of Elderly Parents (and For Ourselves)

 

Denie S. Weil (1931 - 2023)
 

As for my mom, she was an exceptional woman with legendary energy. She was highly accomplished in every sphere of her life, involved (with my dad) in national politics, a loving grandmother and great-grandmother, and more.

Her obituary points out that she was multitasking before the term was coined. If you're interested, read it here.



If you missed an earlier episode...


We've gotten lots of feedback on  Debbie & Sam on 50 Years of Marriage: Gratitude, Celebration... and Grief. It's quite amusing.

And another one of my favorites in Season 5: Andrew Steele on Research at the Cellular Level That Could Slow Aging.
 


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With warm regards, 

Debbie 


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