elder care Archives – Candace Craw-Goldman

Daddy’s Request Part 4 of 4.

By candacecrawgoldman | January 3, 2023 |

Daddy moved in with us here at the farm at my total and complete insistence against his natural reaction to decline, and he would probably never have directly asked me to upend our life in any way to take care of him at all. Its almost like he made a silent pact with himself to not be too much of a bother.

Daddy’s Request Part 2

By candacecrawgoldman | January 1, 2023

I still ask Dad what he might want me to cook or what he might like to eat but he always just shakes his head and smiles.

Daddy’s Request

By candacecrawgoldman | December 31, 2022

Bringing another adult into our home required a huge adjustment. It was the right thing to do, but I was then, and I am now, quite aware of the emotional jolt experienced by us all.