Should I let this go? THROWN IN OREGON DEAR THROWN: Yes, let it go. Your children are adults and have their own priorities. You can't control them, nor should you try. I'm sorry your friend is upset, but your children are not responsible for it. The kids are not as close as she assumed they were, and she is going to have to learn to accept that.
Two years ago, I noticed changes in my friend's ability to carry on conversations and her lack of awareness of current events. After COVID's isolation, she and her husband seldom left their house, and her husband spent more time on his computer. My friend's calls to me became more frequent and repetitive even though she had no news or reason to phone. She repeated the same three or four stories and often within a five-minute span.
According to the Los Angeles Times, citing two law enforcement sources, there were signs of forced entry and blood found at the residence in the Catalina Foothills area where Nancy Guthrie was last seen at about 9.30pm Saturday. Chris Nanos, the Pima county sheriff, said in a press conference on Monday it was imperative she was found soon because she has limited physical mobility and requires regular life-saving medication.
Three women residents of an elder care home in Birmingham, UK have launched a podcast called "Do You Remember the Time?" They discuss how life has changed across the decades. Known in the home for their entertaining and interesting banter, their podcast grew out of informal and unstructured conversations. The home has been supportive, investing in microphones, lights, cameras, and a visual logo. None of them had heard of podcasting before producing their own.
My parents built their lives around their children and grandchildren, personally and financially. Mom was their free full-time daycare until graduation. My parents also paid for my brother's house in cash. Family is Mom's reason for living. But recently my brother brutally cut her out of his life. We don't know if he's mad that she moved in with us four years ago, even though he was not offering.
This spring we suddenly had to move my in-laws to assisted living. My mother-in-law's dementia was spiraling, and we discovered my father-in-law also has something similar. They had done a good job covering up what a mess their lives had become the past few years, and now we're slowly unspooling it. Dear Not Thinking Clearly, My husband has power of attorney, both financial and medical. We're through all the medical hoops, and I'm now looking at their finances.
Founded in 2024 by Anthony Jacob (pictured), a former Taptap Send executive, Nila was born from Jacob's personal struggle to coordinate vaccines and care for his elderly parents in Sri Lanka during the pandemic. "We face an ageing population of huge proportion," Jacob said. "Younger professionals working abroad often shoulder the responsibility of caring for ageing parents remotely. At Nila, we bridge that gap - providing smarter, more efficient, cross-border eldercare that keeps families connected and informed every step of the way."
When Katrina, 60 (who withheld her last name for privacy), moved in with her family in Mexico during Covid, it made sense for her to manage her aging parents' medical care; she's a nurse. Her sister, who has an MBA, took care of the administrative tasks. It was the first time the family had all lived together since Katrina was in high school.
DEAR ABBY: I am a senior man living next door to a slightly older woman. We live in lakefront homes and enjoy being active in the water during our retirement years. Recently, I was looking out the window and saw an alligator swimming by about 50 yards away. Alligators are almost unknown in our part of the lake, but they are known to live in the area.
