In this very special episode of Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane talks with two accidental celebrities—her Parents Annette (age 89) and Joe (age 90)  AKA “Cuff and Link”—about life, aging and their advice for children of aging parents. Links  Take Diane with you

What do you do when “Plan A” backfires and you’re thousands of miles away? This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Diane gives her best advice to long distance caregivers. Plus… This is NOT what you want to see in Adult Daycare. Links  Take

This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Diane confronts the question: Why Me! What to do when life becomes unfair. Plus… What’s behind the mysterious spike in Vasectomies in the month of March, every year in America? Links  Take Diane with you and listen

It’s happening the world over… generations a world apart are coming together, living together and bonding together. Could this be a solution to the world’s growing eldercare crisis?  This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane shares her thoughts on Intergenerational Living. Links  Take

This week… A frustrated listener’s plea for help with a control-freak father who is doing whatever he can to undermine the care of his spouse… And, Diane’s surprisingly counterintuitive advice. Plus… A Florida senior uncovers a unique strategy for beating long Emergency Room Waiting Lines…police later recovered the stolen ambulance in

What’s four-foot nine-inches tall, clad in plaid and sitting on your doorstep with a note pinned to it? Give up? Surprise! Now she’s your problem… This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Granny-dumping Links  Take Diane with you and listen whenever and wherever you

Pole Dancing!  Seriously? Chronic Illness has a way of stripping both patient and caregiver of our sense of personal control. But in our natural struggle to regain it, could we be doing more harm than good?   When should we give in and let go? This week Diane shares her thoughts on

It’s called “The Sweetheart Scam” and its gaining popularity among cybercriminals whose primary target is unsuspecting seniors. It’s unusually cruel, amazingly effective and is rendering international law enforcement agencies helpless.  This week Diane's special guest expert is personal security consultant Anthony Colandro, who shares tips on how to keep you and

With so much listener feedback from last week’s show… this week Diane continues to share more of her tried and true, real-world  tips caregivers can use to help manage the sometimes overwhelmingly stressful manifestations of dementia. Links  Take Diane with you and listen whenever and

No disease of aging takes its toll on caregivers quite like dementia. This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane talks about the powers of music and dance to ease the symptoms of Dementia and deliver relief for both caregiver and sufferer. Links    Take