Express Care Wait Times 
Buying a fancy sports car, getting botox injections, and selling your house to travel the world — what do all these have in common? These are all supposedly signs of a midlife crisis. The term midlife crisis was coined in 1965, and it’s used to describe a time of transition between the ages of 40 […]
Category: Caregiver Concerns
Can You Legally Take Off for a Sick Relative? What You Should Know about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Your child wakes up with the flu, your partner gets in a car accident, or you’re diagnosed with a serious illness. You want to stay home to take care of them — but you’re out of sick days at work. You know you need to be there for your family’s or your own health — […]
How to Treat Your Adult Child like an Adult — Even When They’re Still Living under Your Roof
It might seem like just yesterday you were dropping your child off for their first day of kindergarten. Now, they’ve graduated from college, and they’re eager to start their life as an independent adult — and back to living in their childhood bedroom, minus the superhero sheets and princess pillows. There are plenty of reasons […]
Can My 80-year-old Parents Still Drive? What to Do When Your Parents Become Elderly Drivers
Is your mom driving 15 miles per hour in the fast lane? Has your dad passed the turn to his house because he couldn’t see the street signs? Are your parents’ medications making them drowsy throughout the day? If you answer “yes” to these questions, then it might be time to start asking another question: […]
Why Your Aging Parent May Not Be Taking Their Medications — and How to Work Together Toward Healthy Medication Habits
Remember when you used to fake being sick just to skip school? Then your parents threatened to give you medicine? All of a sudden, a pop quiz seemed better than cherry-flavored cough syrup. If only it were that easy with your parents when they refuse to take their prescribed medication. Reverse psychology might not work […]
Staying Cool Under Pressure: How to Keep Your Family Safe from Heat Illness
It’s family vacation season and you’re preparing for your upcoming trip. What’s one thing that can be commonly overlooked — and ruin your vacation in an instant? The heat. Heat illness can turn a nice, sunny day into a dangerous situation if you aren’t careful. In fact, heat is one of the leading causes of […]
Your Aging Parents Live With You, but They Don’t Contribute — Now What?
When you were a kid, you had your list of chores: make your bed, put away your toys, do your dishes — or else … Fast forward: Your parents live with you now. It’s actually very common for members of the sandwich generation — adults, usually in their 40s or 50s, who care for both […]
3 Myths About Cancer Screenings for Women
You’re eating right, you’re managing your stress, you’re staying active — you’ve got this health thing down, right? While these are all essential to staying healthy, there’s one major thing you might be missing: cancer screenings. Cancer screenings — tests that look for signs of cancer before you have any symptoms — are an effective […]
Parenting Aging Parents: 5 Types of Questions to Ask Your Parent’s Doctors
You didn’t swap bodies with your parents, but these days, your life is feeling a lot like the comedy Freaky Friday. At some point, roles reversed and you became the concerned caregiver. One of your many duties as a caregiver may be to help your parents manage their health care. You may have a million […]
Strength in Numbers: The Benefits of a Weight Loss Program
How long has it been since you used the buddy system? The “buddy system” — a long-time elementary school tradition — is where you keep tabs on one another during field trips to prevent anyone from getting lost and ending up alone. This system works because you know someone is making sure you don’t stray […]