All families are rich in stories, some tell them, others not. Not many stories were told in my family. I would have loved to know more. I think it is an urge many of us have. It might be because we hope that they answer some questions about who we are or that they provide [...]
From the Category 'Our Relations'
The Savages
by Susanne Stadler | December 5th, 2010 | No Comments
The bad consciousness and feeling of inadequacy is for many of us reality when we are called upon to care for ailing, older parents. We are savages, hacking our way through often unchartered territory. It is difficult. We live far apart, are busy copying with our own challenges and have a hard time fitting yet [...]
Building Communities
by Susanne Stadler | November 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Susan Poor, co-author of ‘There’s No Place Like Home: Models of Supportive Care for Elders ‘ and one of the founders of the San Francisco Village and talked to AHWGO about the ‘Village Model’ as one example of such supportive communities. The core idea of the ‘Village’ is to provide the structure of a trusted, [...]
