Soar to Success January 2021

Business, Family, Love & Caregiving: The Life Altering Decision of Moving Your Parents Into Your Home By Stella Nsong, RN H eidi turned the ringing alarm off. It was 6:00AMand time to get the kids off to school and then drive to her in-laws to provide care. Debbie, her mother in-law, is 75 years old and suffering with arthritis and cannot lift the father in-law, Jim, out of bed or help him to the shower. It is important that Jim gets into the shower each day because he is incontinent. This has been the daily routine since Jim’s stroke 3 years ago. At the end of the day, after a full day’s work at her business, picking kids up from after school programs, Heidi returns, this time toget Jimready for bed. Heidi’s husband is currently out of the