As we enter the New Year, most of us will be making resolutions. Many will want to lose weight, stop smoking or change a negative habit. I am resolving to change my speech patterns to more socially acceptable language, you know, what I can say in front of my grandson. I am also resolving to blog at least twice a week, more often if there are questions to answer or something important to say.
There is an activity that we all can resolve to participate in, keeping closer contact with our aging relatives and friends. A quick phone call or e-mail to see how things are as well as a visit when possible will help our aging relatives to keep up with how the world is doing. We will also be in a better position to keep up with changes in our relatives' status. This is also a chance to take note of subtle shifts in abilities or areas where we need assistance.
It is hard for aging relatives to ask for help with home maintenance, shopping or handling money. Stepping up to volunteer for day to day help will often be appreciated. You may need to be sneaky in how you offer to help but if you have good communications things should go smoothly. If you don't have good communications, there is no time like the present to begin to build to a better state.
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