Honoring Aging Parents Quotes

“Some siblings will not help solve a problem unless they can control the outcome.”
― Klaus Dannenberg, Honoring Aging Parents: How to Grow Up When Mom and Dad Grow Old

“Although 90% of seniors want to have meaningful, end-of-life discussions with their family, only 30% have actually had them.”
― Klaus Dannenberg, Honoring Aging Parents: How to Grow Up When Mom and Dad Grow Old

“As our parents age, we experience emotions that we have never associated with them before, such as anxiety, frustration, grief, loss, fear, helplessness, and dread, among many others.”
― Klaus Dannenberg, Honoring Aging Parents: How to Grow Up When Mom and Dad Grow Old

“Despite your best intentions, decisions won’t always result in the outcome that you intended. That’s no reason to feel bad about your decisions. Chalk them up as lessons learned (there will be many) and move on.”
― Klaus Dannenberg, Honoring Aging Parents: How to Grow Up When Mom and Dad Grow Old

“Once you anticipate and accept the caregiving reality of regular life interruptions, you will adapt, and enjoy your parents more easily.”
― Klaus Dannenberg, Honoring Aging Parents: How to Grow Up When Mom and Dad Grow Old