http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/feed Samples of blogs en http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/and-now-cancer <p>Months have passed peacefully since the shunt operation to relieve the fluid build-up on my father's brain.</p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/and-now-cancer">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/and-now-cancer#comments aging parents cancer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:26:24 -0700 Char Solomon 45326 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/giving-care-and-letting-go-reflections-aging-parent-1 <p>As March winds down, I feel spring ease into my soul.</p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/giving-care-and-letting-go-reflections-aging-parent-1">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/giving-care-and-letting-go-reflections-aging-parent-1#comments hydrocephalus Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:58:15 -0700 Char Solomon 19515 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/giving-care-and-letting-go-reflections-aging-parent-0 <p>As I head out to take my 85-year-old father to another follow up doctor's appointment, I'm reminded of the deeply moving blog entry by author Patry Francis (<a href="/" target="_blank">http://www.patr</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/giving-care-and-letting-go-reflections-aging-parent-0">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/giving-care-and-letting-go-reflections-aging-parent-0#comments cancer care for a loved one Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:53:44 -0800 Char Solomon 10919 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/giving-care-and-letting-go-reflections-aging-parent <p>These past few months have been an emotional roller coaster: Calls from my father at odd times in the day of panic and confusion.</p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/giving-care-and-letting-go-reflections-aging-parent">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/giving-care-and-letting-go-reflections-aging-parent#comments aging parents daughter dementia father Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:51:19 -0800 Char Solomon 9788 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/guilt-motherlode <p>I confess to being born guilty. How do I know? It was instilled in me from my first breath.</p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/guilt-motherlode">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/char-solomon/guilt-motherlode#comments being a daughter Guilt writing for sanity Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:57:47 -0800 Char Solomon 8686 at http://www.redroom.com