By Barbara Stratte | Middle Age Management Podcast Let me just say it out loud, because I think a lot of us are thinking it but nobody wants to say it first. When you're watching your parent disappear a little more every day, repeating the same questions, asking to go home when they're already home, looking at you with eyes that used to know you, the fear creeps in. Is this going to be me? If that thought has ever crossed your mind, hi friend. I see you. I am you. My mom has

If you've typed "when should my parent stop living alone" into a search bar lately,maybe at midnight, maybe while your kids were at school, maybe in a quiet moment of panic, we see you. And we need to tell you something important: the fact that you're Googling it might already be your answer. We're not saying this to scare you. We're saying it because we've lived it. Bryan watched his dad decline into full-time memory care. Barbara's mom lives with them right now, in their ho

You're not imagining it and you're definitely not alone. You've noticed the signs. Maybe it's the dents on the garage door. The bills piling up in a confusing pile. The exhaustion in their eyes after climbing one flight of stairs. You know your aging parent needs more support but every time you bring it up, you hit a wall. "I'm fine." "I don't need anyone." "Stop worrying about me." Sound familiar? According to research, 77% of adult children report that their aging parent is