Tag Archives: susan avello

Surprise – Mom got old!

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Sue Salach

It still amazes me how many people I have met over my 25+ year career that seemed genuinely surprised that their parent had gotten old. Especially since the alternative to getting old would be death (not trying to be crass, it’s … Continue reading →

Reckless caregiving; The Michael Jackson saga

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Sue Salach

This week we all watched the drama of Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray get rung through the ringer wherein he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. CBS Detroit states: “Jackson’s doctor was convicted after a trial that painted him as … Continue reading →

Posted in caregiving, chronic conditions, dying | Tagged caregiving, Caring for a celebrity, chronic conditions, Conrad Murray, dying, healthcare, Home Care, In Home Caregiving, Involuntary Manslaughter, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson's Doctor, Reckless Caregiving, susan avello, Wrongful Death | 4 Comments

Mom Needs A Caregiver in the Home: Who the Heck do I choose?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Sue Salach

If you ever face a situation when a loved one needs help at home, the process of convincing them to accept the help is a difficult one. Most seniors love to be independent, no matter how difficult it is for … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, caregiving, eldercare | Tagged aging, caregiver, caregiver in the home, caregiving, caregiving and stress, caring for mom and dad, caring for my parents, eldercare, healthcare, Home Care, how to find an in home caregiver, In Home Caregiving, in home caregiving, susan avello | 8 Comments

The secret to being still

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Sue Salach

From the time we come out of the womb almost, we’re taught to work really hard to get ahead. To strive for the goal line – at whatever cost. “There is gold in them there hills.” And we work at … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, healthy living, taking care of yourself | Tagged Be Still and Know, being still, encouragement, have faith, healthy living, hearing the voice of God, in the stillness, just stuff, life's dissapointments, listening to the still small voice, meditating, meditation, meditation and self reflection, prayer, self reflection, sitting in silence, stillness, stories of encouragement, susan avello, taking care of yourself, trusting | 3 Comments

Now that’s determination!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Sue Salach

I’m sharing this post I wrote back in August – I think maybe I need the reminder more than you guys. I’ve been enjoying the weather the past several days. It was about 98 degrees with 100% humidity while I … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement | Tagged aging info usa, discouragement, don't give up on your dream, don't quit, encouragement, not giving up, oh what a tangled web we weave, spider webs, stay the course, susan avello, the working caregiver | 5 Comments

Isn’t it time you Give Forward?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Sue Salach

Today I want to share with you, in my opinion, one of the best seemingly kept secrets – “Give Forward.” I stumbled across their site not too long ago but didn’t really get the gist of it until speaking with … Continue reading →

Posted in caregiving, eldercare, out of pocket, sandwich generation | Tagged boomers, cancer patient, caregiving, critical care, eldercare, financial aspect of caregiving, financial burden, financial burden of caregiving, fundraising, fundraising for a cancer patient, fundraising for a family member, Give Forward, healthcare, medical bills, out of pocket, out of pocket care, Paying for out of pocket expenses, sandwich generation, setting up a fundraiser, susan avello, when you can't pay your medical bills | 2 Comments

Feel Good Friday! Pets as Caregivers – Watch This!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Sue Salach

How about a feel good story – I could use one right about now, you? I love this story – it’s so great that someone has come up with this idea to help not only the disabled and veterans but … Continue reading →

Posted in against all odds, caregiving, disabilities, encouragement, veterans | Tagged against all odds, care for our veterans, caregiving, caring for our veterans, disabilities, dogs and caregiving, dogs providing care, dogs that rescue, encouragement, pets and caregiving, pets and prisoners, pets behind bars, pets caring for people, pets rescuing people, post traumatic stress, susan avello, veterans | Leave a comment

How an Alzheimer Caregiver turned his emotions into beautiful works of art!

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Sue Salach

Today I have an interview guest post with John Toomey, an awesome artist that has so willingly shared his story of how he got his start, stories of his mother with Alzheimers. In this interview you’ll hear his passion throughout … Continue reading →

Posted in caregiving, eldercare, encouragement | Tagged alzheimer's, alzheimer's caregiver, alzheimers, art through alzheimers, artists in Tennessee, caregiving, caring for a loved one with alzheimer's, dementia and alzheimers, eldercare, emotions through alzheimers caregiving, encouragement, john c. toomey, my parent has alzheimers, susan avello | Leave a comment

Stealing from the elderly – that’s just wrong!

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Sue Salach

Over the past few weeks I’ve been working with local authorities and a few financial institutions on Financial Exploitation of the Elder and lo and behold, here we are again this morning reading the headline of the local paper entitled … Continue reading →

Posted in abusive relationships, aging, caregiving, crimes against the elderly, eldercare, scams against the elderly | Tagged abusive relationships, aging, caregiver steals from old person, caregiving, crimes against the elderly, dude - that's just wrong, eldercare, elderly, Illinois Department on Aging, scams against the elderly, stealing from the elderly, stealing from your parents, susan avello | 4 Comments

Talk amongst yourselves

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Sue Salach

Hey all! I’m in the city this week covering the Society of Human Resource Management Strategy Conference so I’m taking a break from Wed – Friday of this week. If you would like to read live blogs and video interviews … Continue reading →

Posted in out of pocket | Tagged caregiver, caregiving, coffee talk, on vacation, out of area, out of pocket, susan avello, talk among yourselves, talk amongst yourselves, the working caregiver | Leave a comment

Living with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Sue Salach

I’m sure that at some point in life we’ve all dealt with these kinds of personalities, On one hand this person seems nice, friendly and a great person to hang with. Then the very next minute they turn into Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in abusive relationships, eldercare | Tagged abusive relationships, bi-polar, caregiving, caregiving and stress, caring for a parent, caring for someone who is angry, chemical imbalance, eldercare, living with a psychotic, living with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Living with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, living with someone with mood swings, maintaining your sanity, medication management, mental disorders, mood swings, susan avello, taking care of yourself, triggers in medication | 1 Comment

Hot Flashes and Chicago Winters

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Sue Salach

I know what you’re thinking “you’re much too young to be having hot flashes.” (wink) But the fact of the matter is, I’ve been having them for about five years now – ever since the ole hys-to-rect-o-my. Having hot flashes … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, hot flashes, hysterectomy, menopausal women | Tagged aging, aging info, aging info usa, caregiving, caring for my parents, Chicago, eldercare, hot flashes, hysterectomy, karen rinehart, menopausal, menopausal women, menopause, night sweats, susan avello, Winters in Chicago, women and hot flashes | Leave a comment

Putting yourself on hold and dealing with the unexpected

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Sue Salach

This post comes from the archives but since I’m dealing with major pain and flu-like symptoms this week, I thought I’d dig it back out. Heck, it’s good enough to re-hash! Caring for others most often changes “Life as we … Continue reading →

Posted in caregiving | Tagged caregivers, caregiving, crisis, dealing with a crisis, death and grieving, employees and employers, family caregiving, flex time, life changes, making a plan, plan of action, susan avello, taking time off work | Leave a comment

The power of saying I.Was.Wrong.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Sue Salach

Several years ago I had a friend who had lost her husband in a terrible car accident. She loved this man, who was the father of her two daughters, and this was one of the most devastating times of her … Continue reading →

Posted in forgiveness, saying I'm sorry | Tagged forgive, forgiveness, freedom from anger, freedom from resentment, letting go of anger, letting go of hate, letting go of your pride, saying I'm sorry, susan avello, the power of forgiveness, truth shall set you free | 2 Comments

Driving Mr. and Mrs. Daisy

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Sue Salach

Last Friday, I had a special guest post from my friend Karen Rinehart. Here is that post entitled The Sandwich Woman’s Sippy Cup. She is an awesome story-teller. Make sure you check out her new book Knitting With Hospital Gloves: The … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, caregiving, Funny | Tagged aging, aging info usa, caregiver, caregiving, driving miss daisy, driving mr and mrs daisy, driving mrs daisy, Funny, funny stories, funny stories about caregiving, gotta laugh, It's fun to laugh, karen rinehart, sometimes you just need to laugh, susan avello, taking care of my parents, the working caregiver | Leave a comment

TBN Beneficiaries and other scams targeting seniors

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Sue Salach

I was enjoying my U-Verse the other day and trying to decide which of the 400 channels to watch (I didn’t order that many but became the recipient during a mishap and am proudly observing) and I came across an … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, caregiving, crimes against the elderly, scams against the elderly | Tagged aging, aging info usa, caregiving, crimes against the elderly, financial abuse, financial abuse against the elderly, scams against the aging, scams against the elderly, scams targeting parents, scams targeting seniors, susan avello, TBN, TBN Scam, Trinity Broadcast Network, wolf in sheeps clothing | 2 Comments

The Sandwich woman’s sippy cup

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Sue Salach

I have been privileged to connect with some outstanding individuals online – and most of them I like better than my friends IRL (in real life). One of them is the writer of today’s guest post. She is funny, witty (is that … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, boomers, caregiving, Funny, sandwich generation | Tagged aging, aging info usa, boomers, caregiving, caregiving and the need to laugh, caring for your parents, Funny, funny columnist, humor, humor in caregiving, It's fun to laugh, karen rinehart, publix liquors, sandwich generation, sandwich women, sandwiched between children and parents, susan avello, the adults sippy cup, the need to laugh, the sandwich generation, the working caregiver | 1 Comment

Turn off the alarm and get your rear in gear!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Sue Salach

From the time I was in junior high school I have always been one to wake up to the sound of my alarm clock, turn it off, and get my tail out of bed and begin my day. Not that … Continue reading →

Tagged caregiving, early to bed early to rise, get your rear in gear, getting up in the morning, hitting the snooze button, just stuff, procrastinators, susan avello, take too long to get up, the working caregiver, why do people hit the snooze button | Leave a comment

Friday Funnies: Seniors, Road Rage and driving over Cop Cars

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Sue Salach

It’s Friday – WOOT! Hope you all are having a great start to this weekend. Sometimes we just need a break from thinking about caring for anyone and laugh. So today, I thought I’d share a few funnies from the road, … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, Funny | Tagged aging, aging info usa, caregiving, eldercare, Friday, Friday funnies, Funny, funny old people, funny senior citizens, Funny videos, it's healthy to laugh, need to laugh, old people driving, susan avello, taking care of parents, the working caregiver | 1 Comment

Elderly Drivers and Cell Phones

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Sue Salach

Monday, while coming home from a BBQ at a friend’s house, and it being labor day, Nick and I were stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. I was relaxed and feeling good until I noticed the old lady in front … Continue reading →

Posted in caregiving | Tagged aging info usa, caregiver, caregiving, don't talk on cell phone and drive, don't text and drive, elderly caregiver, elderly drivers, senior citizens and driving, susan avello, taking care of my parents, texting while driving, the dangers of texting and driving, the working caregiver, when to take away your parent's car keys, when to take the car keys away | 1 Comment