Conversations with Caregivers: Eldery Parents with Sue Fagalde Lick and You!

Caregiver was never, ever what we wanted to be when we grew up.

This past Saturday, Sue Fagalde Lick joined us on Zoom to talk about caring for elderly parents, long-distance caregiving, the financial impact, family dynamics and asking for help. When we opened up the discussion to viewers, the question we all ask ourselves came up:

What do we do when it’s our turn?

How do we make sure we go out on our own terms?

You can find out more about Sue, her poetry, music and any of her seventeen—yeah, you read that right—seventeen books here, at suelick.com.

On the second Saturday of each month, at 2:00 pm Eastern Time, 1pm Central, 11am Pacific, I sit down with one or two caregivers—and you—and we’ll share our stories, along with tips, hope, silliness, and struggles. If you’re a current or former caregiver, if your life has been touched by dementia, illness, addiction, death, or incarceration, we’ve been where you are.

I realized there was a question I didn’t ask, that I wish I had, so I’m asking you.

How do you know when it’s time to step in, to start helping a parent, or even in some cases, take over?

Thank you to everyone who joined us live. Thank you all for being with us. Subscribe for free, or for money. We’re here.

Caffeine & Me. Together forever.

Buy me a cuppa, or pie for my pie hole, please.

Join us live on Zoom, next month on Saturday, September 12 at 2pm Eastern.

Upcoming Topics

• Caregiver daughters and narcissistic mothers

• What happens to the romance and relationship when you’re caring for a spouse with dementia?

• Where’s the money coming from and where is it going?

• Housing options: my house, your house, assisted living, and memory care

• Life after caregiving, when you’ve lost your central focus

• End of life decisions and choices

• Caring for the caregiver, but really, how does that actually work?

Short Attention Span Reader

I see book covers.

Each month, I judge a book solely by its cover. Authors have two minutes to tell us what they think their book is about. Five minutes start to finish.

Coming soon to a Substack screen near you:

August 18th : Michael Lowenthal & Place Envy

If you’re interested in being part of this mild case of less than literary insanity, and have a book currently out or about to launch, let me know. Contact form here.