Pokolenie przegubowe albo sandwich generation - czyli dorośli, którzy pracują zawodowo, a jednocześnie sprawują opiekę nad dorastającymi lub dorosłymi już dziećmi, które nie wyprowadziły się jeszcze z domu oraz nad swoimi rodzicami.
#PokoleniePrzegubowe #SandwichGeneration #socjologia #społeczeństwo
Research by CPC-CG's Athina Vlachantoni and Jane Falkingham has been reported by the National #ChildDevelopment Study for its importance in shedding light on which #carers might be more likely to cut back on work, and the possible reasons why: https://ncds.info/caring-responsibilities-and-working-life/
#ageing #gerontology #socialscience #demography #caring #employment #sandwichgeneration #worklifebalance
As a child, I remember complaining to my Parents about the high pitched scream of the CRT TV. Their look of disbelief in that sound is now mirrored by my children as I try to explain how TV's used to scream when turned on.
#SandwichGeneration
#Nostalgia
#OldTech
Advice for Young Indonesians
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#EarnMoneyIndonesia #YoungIndonesians #DigitalSkills #EcommerceIndonesia #EcoTourism #LocalBusiness #SandwichGeneration #JobScarcity #FinancialIndependence #IndonesianEconomy #YouthUnemployment #EntrepreneurshipIndonesia
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Life is hard. Kids have been demanding this weekend, spouse has been under the weather, and I went to visit my dad (who is on month 4 of living in the hospital even though he shouldn't be) who was not lucid at all during our visit. I'm sad, discouraged, and worn out. 😞 #parenting #ElderCare #SandwichGeneration
It's the #sandwichGeneration #healthcare #bureaucracy-palooza today!
Q: Why was my uncle's home care downgraded from 24x7 to 9x7 without explanation?
A: (after quite a while on the phone with the insurance co. and aide agency) Either the aide agency misunderstood the authorization letter or it was written wrong; the insurance co. sent a new letter. Problem solved.
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Any words of wisdom for getting through this? For accepting the reality of aging parents, failing health, #dementia? My heart breaks every time I see my dad hunched over, nearly about to fall due to dizziness and weakness, & whenever I realize a conversation we had was messed up due to dementia. It's not always obvious and I can't tell when his mind is clear and when it isn't. I want to help, but I have limited spoons, and they have seemingly unlimited pride and stubbornness. #SandwichGeneration
I am not adjusting well to this new reality. My parents are burnt out and in poor health. They don't understand everything, like what's happened with their cell phones (loooong story that I'm still trying to figure out...), and there is so much stress. I sent 10 to school in the snow in runners today because we hadn't gotten around to getting him boots yet. And somehow I still have a job to do. #parenting #SandwichGeneration
visiting my parents, checking in on how my Dad's cognitive decline is going and it's not as bad as I was imagining, but also it's real.
My 80-year-old parents are moving out of their house and into a retirement home this week. It is stressful AF. Please send good vibes. #SandwichGeneration #ElderCare #seniors
I'm working on a lot of stuff for online publicity for my Dad's latest/last book and I'm so sad to realize that really I'm doing it even more for my Mom than for my Dad because although he will REALLY appreciate it, it's clear things aren't being processed in the way they used to. She is so happy that I'm doing this publicity work with (for) him.
I go there tomorrow to be with them in person to see how they're really doing.
How bittersweet. My dad just sent me a blog post to publish for him and he mentions his cognitive issues. It’s a really good post. I’ll share it in a bit. #AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying
super sad moment when my Dad sent a blog post for me to publish for him and I have to ask him about what he's saying (what's he trying to say, bc he doesn't make it clear). this is the first time since his cognitive issues began that I've seen it in his writing.
#AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying
Skip this thread if you don't want to read today's horrifyingly amusing chapter of "remote IT support for elderly parents." If you're younger than I am, just remember that unless your parents have a tech-friendly attitude now and have displayed the ability to figure out tech stuff on their own, some day this may be you trying to help your parents over the phone from a different state.
#elderCare #sandwichGeneration #techSupport
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I wish I could count on my brother (who lives 20 min from my parents) to give me updates. He doesn't want to see that anything's wrong, so he won't.
From two hours away, with only email and the occasional call for the last few weeks, it feels like my Dad is slipping fast (cognitively). I need to get down there to see if I'm misreading his behavior or if he's significantly more easily confused than he was just a month or two ago when we were together in person.
A reminder that so people can mute them, I'll tag all my posts about my parents & my Dad's Alzheimer's with
#AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying
Googling says Alzheimer’s prognosis is 3-10 years, as long as 20. My Dad turns 89 this month. Symptoms beyond what seemed like normal aging started about a year ago (as far as I can tell). I wish I knew what to expect as far as speed of decline. I know I’m looking for control that I can’t possibly have. But I’m thinking of the hospice nurses and how they had such good information for me about my uncle, and what was expected.
I, on the other hand, find it comforting to gather information. So I asked my dad to tell me what medication his doctor has put him on. It’s a medication to treat Alzheimer’s. Being at a distance, two hours away, I can’t be sure how things are really going, but the sense I’m getting from email is things are changing quickly. More quickly than they have been in the last year.
This email this week said she didn’t want there to be an elephant in the room we pretended wasn’t there, but she wanted us to be aware she wasn’t going to have her usual terrier-like tenacity understanding all the implications and science behind everything and “what can be done.” She is planning to take everything as it comes and enjoy every single minute with my dad.
