You’re not alone
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- July
- 15
My colleague, Leah Rae, wrote an excellent front-page story on the difficulties of elder care (if you missed the Sunday story, read it here).
One of the toughest things about being a caregiver (aside from the financial toll it can take) is tackling the job alone, without emotional support.
Among the offerings provided by the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services is this booklet filled with information on caregiver support groups and respite programs.
As you’ll see, many of the programs are run on a drop-in basis. Go once and see if you like it. No strings attached.
Have you found any other services that have helped?
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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, but left to pursue a master's degree in elementary education. Shortly afterward, she returned to magazines as an editor at US magazine, but again left the field, this time for the birth of her first child. Linda and her family moved from Manhattan to New Rochelle in 1988. After spending 10 years as a stay-at-home mother, she joined The Journal News as a police reporter in 1997. She's been a Life & Style writer since 2000. This is the only year her three children are teenagers at the same time, which means she undergoes a daily critique of hair, makeup and wardrobe. Her parents still live in Port Washington Ń and they like everything she wears.
