In contract negotiations, there’s the saying “Preparation is knowledge and knowledge is power at the bargaining table.” The more you knew, the more power and leverage you had. This is true in so many aspects of life, isn’t it? Of course, “The Bargaining Table” becomes a metaphor as we move away from contract negotiations and into preparing for the different curve balls life throws at us, in addition to the responsibilities of just becoming an adult.
As time marches on, many of us are coming to the realization that we are now faced with caring for those who cared for us growing up: our parents. As our parents age and meet health challenges, possible Dementia, the worry of outliving their money, wanting to continue to stay in their own home, etc., we realize there are no easy answers to many of the changing dynamics we’re faced with. The idea of parenting our parents is an adjustment in life that is difficult to imagine. It’s something we can’t avoid, we cannot stop Father Time, so all we can do is prepare. There are two shows I’d like to make you aware of that I am involved in, one on radio and one on local TV, that we are trying to provide just that, preparation and knowledge. The first, “The Senior Hour”, is a weekly radio show on our local Hometown Station, AM 1220 KHTS on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. that I co-host with Dr. Gene Dorio and Barbara Sterns-Cochran. The other is “Actively Aging”, a new show I’m excited to host on SCVTV on our local channel 20. Both shows discuss topics relevant to seniors, their adult children, and other loved ones that may be involved in an aging family member’s care. Finances, legal issues, health and well being, travel, and other topics that can be of great preparation and knowledge for the active senior, not so active senior, and those struggling with challenges. And the best part, you can help choose the topics! I’d love to get input from people to bring their subjects of choice to the show(s). You can email me for either show at santaclarita@comfortkeepers.com.
So let’s prepare, gain knowledge, and obtain power together. Send me any topics of interest and tune in!
Myles McNamara, Certified Senior Advisor and owner of Comfort Keepers In-home Care, providing assistance to seniors in the comfort of their own home.
For more information, please call 661-287-4200 or visit www.comfortkeepers.com . Offices located at 24355 Lyons Avenue, Suite 110.