Help Yourself Avoid Holiday Depression By Allowing Guilt Free Imperfection

The holiday season is upon us. How on earth, as we care for elders with dementia, children of many ages with great expectations, multiple housing arrangements and the outside pressures of holiday "cheer," do we cope? My parents were, at one time, great celebrators of Christmas. My kids loved going to their home for Christmas Eve. After Dad's brain surgery ended with him deep into dementia, we had to spread our time out, as Dad was in a nursing home, totally changed, and Mom was still in her apartment. During that time,

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