Home for the Holidays: Be Prepared

Thanksgiving is, for many of us, the beginning of a string of holidays. Sometime between now and the New Year, many adult children will make an attempt to visit with their aging parents. Adult children carry with them memoires of holidays past. The sights and smells of the familiar home with Mom and Dad there to present a warm family gathering. So, when we go back to visit, even if we consciously know our parents are aging, we subconsciously expect things to stay the same. This expectation can really throw us when we are presented with reality.

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