Talking with our parent/s or others we care about regarding their health or other topics of concern can be difficult. And it can often be met with resistance or dismissal.
But it’s necessary and important, especially if you are seeing worrisome signs of cognitive or physical change.
In this excerpt from Aging Parents: What You Need to Know , Lisa Mayfield, Founder and Principal of Aging Wisdom, and Joanie Parsons of RevelEleven, touch on how to open up the conversation about your concerns.
Lisa finds that starting the conversation by talking about plans for the future is a positive step to get the ball rolling. It’s far less scary to talk about things in the future versus the present. Even if your parents need help now, even if you have concerns now, phrasing the conversation about the future can open a pathway to conversation about their thoughts, preferences, and desires.
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