The Adult Child

I know I am not the only person on the planet transitioning from the role of parent of adult children living on their own to adult child of parent needing more and more help. For a few years now I have been making this transition, and it gets harder every day.

E.R. I really Haven’t Missed You

Well, joy. At the emergency room with Mom. It has been a long dry spell. I hoped it would be longer and drier. I got a call around 7:25 that Mom was having a seizure. The first words out of my mouth was, “Check her blood sugar!” Unfortunately, my niece didn’t know how and Dad …