Welcome!
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- February
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The world of blogging is new to me. I kept a diary in high school and college, but never let anybody read it.
I’m hoping for just the opposite with In the Middle.
As a suburban baby boomer approaching a milestone birthday, I’m quickly learning my personal issues are not that personal. Nearly everybody my age, male or female, seems to be dealing with aging parents, teenage or young-adult children  and the realization that midlife means just that: We’re halfway through.
I hope this blog will raise issues you’ve been struggling with and provide a place where we can share strategies.
Do you worry about a parent who lives alone? Are you having trouble adapting to a newly empty nest? Are you turning 50 this year  and dreading it?
I plan to keep you posted on local resources, new books, helpful web sites and more.
But I’ll need your input.
What do you want to talk about? It’s wide open. Just write.
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on Friday, February 9th, 2007 at 12:49 pm by Linda Lombroso.
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Baby boomer Linda Lombroso was born in Queens and grew up in Port Washington. She began her journalism career at New York Magazine and Rolling Stone, and came back to the field after spending 10 years as a stay-at-home mother. Linda joined The Journal News in 1997 and has been a Life & Style writer since 2000. She has three children.
Great blog idea- and I look forward to reading your posts. I think all of us are in this situation- or soon will be, so I’ll be checking back often. Good luck!
I look forward to reading more about this topic. Right now, I am caring for my disabled father, 76, and in my free time I work, care for my three children (2 are now in college), dog, husband and home. It’s a lot to handle. We recently moved my father to a condo just a few miles away to make caring for him easier. I never thought about being in this particular position—in charge of two generations. I definitely feel… in the middle!!!
I ,too, have recently found myself having to look after my mom. she’s had a bad bout in hospital etc. currently rehab, which she is refusing. I too have 3 kids. It’s hectic but what can ya do? just keep going forward.
Steve—It’s definitely tough when parents refuse help, especially when it’s rehab or something that’s medically and/or physically necessary. But sometimes even little changes in life are hard to adapt to, or so it seems. As you said, the best you can do is keep going forward.
Linda, This Blog has come so timely for me. I am definitely in the “MIDDLE” I have a 17yr. old who has some learning issues and we are trying to find appropriate schools post graduation, an almost 20yr. old who is thinking seriously of changing colleges and an ailing father. Talk about a balancing act when you add a husband, a mother who is still doing well, but needs some assistance to the mix.
I was never a good juggler, but I am getting on the job training. So thanks for this blog, I will be sure to tune in often.
Great and timely idea for a blog. Hits us right on target. We moved my 87 year old father in with us 18 months ago and have the other slice of the sandwich also. i.e. 2 kids. Dad has MSA (a really really bad form or Parkinsons). It was and continues to be a difficult transition, but Dad is a friendly, cooperative and loving kind of guy so the emotional stress is minimal. It’s the caegiving/nursing function that is getting very difficult to deal with. I need some help!
How do I find out what help is available, medicare, medicaid. Thank God, he is covered by the VA for medical, but I don’t even know where to start looking for help such as a visiting nurse 1 or 2 times a week. Can anyone point us in th right direction?
Thanks
Larry-There are some good local resources that can help you get started. The Westchester County Office of the Aging has an incredibly comprehensive web site, with links to many organizations and services. Go to http://www.westchestergov.com/aging/
The county’s Department of Senior Programs & Services is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 914-813-6300.
The Westchester County Medicare Information Line can be reached at 914-813-6100.
You might also try the National Parkinson Foundation (www.parkinson.org) and the American Parkinson Disease Association (www.adaparkinson.org).
Hopefully other readers will also offer you some useful tips. Good luck with everything.