Tag: Wendy Reichental
Time is Fleeting … as Baby Boomers are Constantly Reminded
Time is fleeting. And the older we get, the faster it fleets! Boomer writer Wendy Reichental got a new reminder of that on Christmas Day … the one day when you might want time to stand still.
Sometimes Things Aren’t As They Seem
Whether you are a young baby boomer or one of the oldest of our generation, there is something that strikes everyone the same way: our parents are slowly dying off. Wendy Reichental is only 49, but already has gone through it, and still sometimes finds it difficult to cope.
How Much Support to Give Aging Parents
How much support do we baby boomers give our aging parents? Wendy Reichental looks back and thinks, not enough … especially when (excuse the pun) the support her late mother needed was about shoes!
Something We Boomers are Seeing, More and More
Sometimes, the cliché that nothing stays the same, is a bad thing. But not in the case about which baby boomer Wendy Reichental wrote earlier this month in the Montreal Gazette. She was with her mother in her final days, and says change would be a blessing.
Caring for My Mother
BoomerCafé is running this series of blogs by baby boomer Wendy Reichental about her mother. Her aging mother. At this age ourselves, many of us have one. As Wendy writes, it’s not easy, because there’s always a huge sad elephant in the room.
When the Time Comes for Parents to Enter a Home
How many of us Boomers face a future with parents who need more help than we can give them? How many of us are there already? Boomer writer Wendy Reichental has reached that point with her Mom, and she is sharing the journey with us.
