Category: Elders
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ASipOfFlava| Your Elders Have Value
Just a quiet moment with a hot cup of coffeeā¦ thinking about the elders who shaped me, guided me, and poured wisdom into my life without needing recognition. I valued them deeply then. I honor them even more now. And as I step into that elder space myself, I find myself wondering how wisdom is…
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H&W|Understanding Pain in Our 80+ Loved Ones ā
As our loved ones reach their 80s and beyond, their bodies begin to speak a different language ā one made of stiffness, dehydration, slower healing, and pain that doesnāt respond the way it used to. This isnāt about giving up on them. Itās about understanding whatās really happening so we can care for them with…
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Life|Hospice|The Quiet Work of Letting Go
Sometimes love isnāt loud, and healing doesnāt look like fixing. Itās the quiet presence, the gentle return, the stillness that says, āIām here.ā The Quiet Work of Letting Go is a reflection on the sacred, silent moments of caring for another soul ā and what they teach us about grace, patience, and love that lingers.
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When Did Respect for Our Elders Fade?Life|65|
š» When Did Respect for Our Elders Fade? When I was growing up, respecting your elders was not a choiceāit was a responsibility. I understood it was my role to honor those who came before me. Whether it was my parents, grandparents, uncles, aunties, or even adults in the community, I knew how to carry…
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Life|H&W|The Journey of an Empath Working in Medical Environments
The Journey of an Empath in Medicine (non medical staff) I have always known that I am an empathāsomeone who feels the emotions of others as if they were my own. Over the past eight years in the medical profession, that gift has shaped everything about how I show up for patients, families, coworkers, and…
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65|What My Elders Taught Me About Showing Up
What My Elders Taught Me About Showing Up I was blessed to have wonderful adult role models in my life. They truly set the standards for how to present myself to those outside my home. My parents, extended family, church elders, and even the community members around meāthey all shaped my understanding of what it…
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60+|Short Term Memory Loss
Title: āWhen the Mind Forgets: Living with Short-Term Memory Lossā Iāve been noticing more and more how my memory doesn’t always work the way it used to. Not in every areaābut in strange, frustrating ways. I forget who sings some of my favorite songs. I struggle to recall actors or even answers to work quizzes…
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