Mother’s Day is a day of joy but also a day of reflection. There is great joy in spending time with your children and reflection about Mother’s days with those who have passed. I have been very fortunate to follow a line of nurturing loving women. I understand now more than ever, that in our imperfection as mothers the love we seed in our families from the first moment we become mothers helps us through the difficult times and brings us back to where we started, unconditional love.
In my Care Management practice over the years, every relationship with a client starts with a face to face meeting. This connection and daily routine is as important to my clients’ well-being and stability as any medication that a physician prescribes. With the world pandemic of Covid-19, I’ve had to adapt my practice to keep everyone safe, while not losing that personal connection.
As professional Care Managers (Aging Life Care Professionals), when we take on clients, we are 100% committed to them, their wellness, helping them to reach their goals, and being there for them and their families through all their difficult times. And then in comes COVID-19 making everything that much harder. I learn of my client’s fever. They are in a nursing home, and the nursing home is on lockdown. I cannot be there to orchestrate care and comfort, and suddenly they are gone.
In our effort to ensure that you and your loved ones are fully prepared for any illness, it is critically important that you have on hand now - not in your lawyers office or buried in a file cabinet - all appropriate advanced directives. I know this is a sobering process but let's make sure you have everything you need available to you, if needed.
