Helping.Mom
Army Vet goes home to care for mom.
Terry closed his restaurant in Texas to care for his elderly mom on their family farm in Indiana. What happened next, no one could have predicted. In this "Helping Mom" podcast, Terry gives fellow caregivers real-world tips and straight-talk motivation to love & serve those who loved & served us--our parents!
You can find his fast-read book "Beginnings" on Amazon Kindle & Softback.
Terry is disabled Army Veteran, with 4 university degrees, and proud Dad to 5 daughters. He has taught university in Europe, Asia & Africa. He completed Harvard University Faith & Leadership program. His work includes Soldier, attorney, champion basketball coach, and Fortune 500. His restaurant was 2-X Best of Region.
Terry is medical guardian to his mom, Sherry, and full-time caregiver to her brother, Uncle Perry, who also lives on their family farm. For his own therapy Terry raises pure AKC White German Shepherd pups for military veterans & other great families, thru his non-profit PatriotPups.org WOOF!
Terry welcomes your emails of your experiences, stories, tips and ideas, in addition to prayer requests, at Info@helping.mom
Helping.Mom
3 Phases of Caregiving. Phase 1: Informal Care. WHAT would Diana Ross do?
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There are 3 phases of caring for your mom, and you will do all three, barring her untimely demise. The first is informal, the second is Power of Attorney, and the third is Legal Guardianship. This podcast focuses on strengths/weaknesses of informally caring for mom or dad. It is easy, creates no legal or moral authority for you (other than being a good child, doing your best to help), but leads to frustration as your mom worsens. And because you had no agreement with mom upfront, and no plan with your siblings who would do what for her when THAT TIME gets here (it is here, now), you are stuck. The thing about informal care: you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make mom drink. But what to do when it gets serious--she refuses to go to hospital, he wants to marry a Russian gold digger online, they give away their money to TV preachers....what to do next, to "make" them do what you say? Stay tuned
