One of the oddest things when you are handed your Sandwich Generation membership card is when your aging parent begins to look to you for managing their health care.
When my mother was sick, before I knew it, I was making her appointments, providing transportation, asking the questions, and, I had even developed a first name relationship with her pharmacist.
Not that I shouldn’t have done those things, but, when you first start, it’s just weird to be doing it for your parent. Not only did I have to keep the kids medical appointments in my head, I added my mother, …read more