“You and Your Aging Parent” luncheon today: An informative, formal learning opportunity for 45 interested students, faculty, administration, staff, and community representatives
What are your thoughts on your role in the legacy of your parents?
Please leave a comment below.
If you attended please add your comments and share the best takeaway you received!
Together, all comments comprise a rich, artifact of our collective learning.
Special thanks to members of Sigma Phi Omega who helped with this event, kicking off Careers in Aging week!
The lunch and learn was informative and gave insight in how to address topics of concern when dealing with a parent that is aging. I loved the concept of creating a biography as a legacy.
It is great to have men like CD here in our own town to share from his vast wealth of knowledge! I like the idea of having a support group that would allow a place for people who are in caretaker roles to be able to share their stories and struggles. Being an aging community, I feel there is a great need for this type of outlet. The discussion on the importance of the legal side of caring for your parents needs to continue, maybe with someone who is a legal expert that could share with us not only what to do but how to do it.
Thanks for a great lunch and discussion!
Thank you for the reminder that the life review is primarily for the benefit of the parent. This will be good to share with my family. Appreciated also the tip to seek to tie the questions into current issues we are facing as a way to seek their perspectives and experiences.
Appreciate the time and space to consider these important issues.
The seminar was a great start in my quest for information as my mother and father-in-law move into their upper 80s. The information was eyeopening and has generated too many questions. I look forward to future opportunities for me to work with the Gerontology Center.
Thank you so much! I think it would be great to have more lunchtime meetings that cover more specific items like talking about finances, working with siblings around parent care, and medical information.
Today was very helpful–let’s do it again!
Such a wealth of knowledge we received at this lunch! I appreciated the tips on how to talk to your parents about some tough subjects. I know that I will be able to have these discussions with mine now.
As a student with young parents I attended this luncheon with intentions of learning how to professionally approach individuals entering into this transition of life. Instead I gained knowledge of things I needed to start considering in regards to my parents and grandparents. I would love to continue attending meetings like this in the future.
Thank you for exposing some of the issues that may have been causing friction with our parents. This will help us move forward with more confidence and hope.
larry 🙂
I loved the reading at the end explaining how the woman needed time to process life. Also, the fact that I am also an “aging parent” who needs to have my will in order, etc. I realized that I’m not as organized as I had thought!
Thank you all!
I think the idea of a support group is a good one. I know several people at ACU that are dealing with aging parents. I think I would be interested in participating in a group like this. Just 5 months ago I set by my father’s bed as he passed into the next life. I was able to spend the last two weeks of his life with him. That time with him was precious but also very difficult.