The Sandwich Generation

A friend and I were discussing the other caregivers whom "Journey With Jeff; Inspiration for Caregivers of People with Special Needs" was written to reach -- the Sandwich Generation -- caught between caring for their children and for their aging parents. I shared with her about a woman at my Lutheran Women's Workshop who said she and her husband made sure they took their family vacation only 20 miles away so they could be near for his frail mother. What pressure that is!! My friend wants her mother to excercise her legs so she can still walk, but the elder says her husband or her family will get her wherever she has to go by pushing her there in her wheelchair. This, too puts great pressure on the family. On the other hand, the husband who arrives at a Senior Care facility at 8:00AM and doesn't leave his wife's side until 7:00PM, inhibits any adjustment she might make to the activities and people around her. It can be a tremendous struggle for Caregivers!! And "Journey With Jeff" was written to help them know they are not alone.