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Fri. Jan. 29 Storyteller Sharon Kennedy and I went through something similar a couple of years back: watching our once vital mothers enter the final downward spiral of life, and ending their years in nursing homes. We talked about the particular pain it brought. Sharon is a professional storyteller, so she can turn what she's been through into something more, into art. And her new is show about her nursing home experiences, called "Which One of Us is the Mother Now?" at the First Parish Church in Brookline Friday Jan. 29 at 7. Who's this for? Here's how Sharon puts it on her website: Adult children who have parents...
1. who are getting a little confused as they grow older
2. with Alzheimer’s
3. with dementia
4. in a nursing home
5. in assisted living
6. living with them (the offspring)
7. living by themselves (with offspring worrying)
8. who are uncooperative making decisions especially about any transitions
9. who are on (or need to be on) anti-anxiety drugs or drugs for depression
10. who are mildly delusional, angry, paranoid
11. who may need to be evaluated at the psychiatric ward of a hospital And especially for: 1. the son or daughter who is the chief caretaker or advocate
2. the son or daughter who doesn’t have much help from other family members (may include real problems within the family)
3. the daughter or son who has to make the decision about a nursing home or other facility
4. the chief person in charge of quality of life and dignity for her/his parent
5. the chief person trying to negotiate various parts of the health care system.
(This ultimately includes figuring out how to get the best from a large number of nurses, medical directors, directors of nursing, nurse practitioners, aides, psychiatrists, OTs and PTs in a nursing home, assisted living place, or any other situation.)
6. the person who also needs to work with Hospice.
7. the daughter or son who faces death with her/his parent and also has to make all the decisions. 382 Walnut St., Brookline, 617-566-1933 www.sharonkennedy.com |
