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Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Oh boy, a disease by degree, not kind. We all have the hoarding gene inside us, combining gluttony (lit "gulping down") with fear of want, not having. So, what does your parent hoard? My revelation in 2024: men hoard in barns, women hoard in homes. But where does hoarding come from? What innocent temptations lead to going from 1 cat good, to 22 cats cat-lady? G...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) In smallest letter to smallest church in smallest city, destroyed 2 years later, Paul declares colossal claims. He tells them 4 things they must do, because of 4 things God has done. Today we examine this twin-set of 4-things. Please join us.  

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Honest truth today about American health, and its enormous costs personal & collective. Then one solid piece of helpful advice.  Americans spend 2-X $ amount for health care than world, yet die 5-yrs before every other developed nation. Our 4% of world population consumes 70% of prescribed drugs. Near-70% of Americans are on prescribed drugs, Avg person ove...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) I follow Howard Luks, MD on X. He is one voice I listen for each day. He is an Orthopedic Surgeon n NYC. All thoughts today are his, so let me give him credit.  Your fitness is your safety net, not $, insurance, govt program. (my words: "All the kings' horses & all the kings' men cannot put us together again at our age). Money will not matter if I am immobi...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Caregiver famine. It may be the worst storm. Want compounds, quickly. Every nation knows it. Every caregiver, too. Special words are invented to describe its awfulness. It may begin external, but it always includes the internal. My wife's lawyer is great example.  But we can plan against it, we can endure through it. I list 12 things to help us in our caregivin...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Hurricanes are 100mph, and 1000 miles wide--a draining bludgeoning of wind + water + waiting. Typhoons in Asia sometimes last 30-days. In USA the avg time is 6 days. The worst hurricane in US history? Not Florida, but TX.  In Acts 27 Paul is a caregiver enduring a grueling, draining 2-week long Euroclydon (typhoon) on board a ship in Adriatic Sea. Paul is best...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Lightning strikes the earth 8M times/day. It is 5X hotter than the sun, at 5BN volts, 50,000 degree temp, and shoots thru sky 30,000 times faster than a bullet.   What is the lightning caregivers face, and how do we face it? Today I share My Story, and give 2 tips to help you.  Please share your own storm experiences with me caring for your mom or dad, at info@...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Daughter Vivian (9yoa) reads Bible to us from John 19:26-7; 1 Timothy 5:4, and; Mark 7:10-13. QUERY: Are we so spiritually minded, we are of no earthly good? Amidst our blessings from God, do we chuck grandmother into a government-provided nursing home, and walk away from her? Do we say "We'll pray about it," or "We're thinking about you?" when we see someone c...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Mom is coming home today! 2mos ago she fell--then ER, to SX, to Rehab Hosp, to Assisted Living, now to home...if I can get a toilet installed in time!?!?!  Today I share 7 easy, cool, cheap things you can do for your mom this weekend, to say "I love you," and 7 more for your dad. Your dad is a reservoir with so much inside. But we never ask. So, please, with da...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) This podcast describes PRACTICAL steps to take BEFORE filing petition for guardianship. Then we discuss what is guardianship, what it does, and the 2-types of guardianship--over estate, and person.  

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Today we begin Guardianship, and why I love it. It's challenges are real, tho its blessings moreso. I related how the captured German U-Boat U505 helped shape me as person, and open my eyes to power of words--like "guardianship," which means Garden Ward Protection Servant Whole--all of which things go into our daily serving as guardian for our loved one. Enjoy...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Today we discuss the history, modern usage and limitations of Power of Attorney. I set forth reasons why I do not recommend caregivers get POA. Shakespeare is right... 

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) There are 3 phases of caring for your mom, and you will do all three, barring her untimely demise. The first is informal, the second is Power of Attorney, and the third is Legal Guardianship. This podcast focuses on strengths/weaknesses of informally caring for mom or dad. It is easy, creates no legal or moral authority for you (other than being a good child, d...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Daughter Milana reads the chilling Bible verses Exodus 22:22-24, then we talk about 7 Groups of People whom God Loves, and our "pure religion" to visit and care for them. This Bible Study is packed with how you and I can (indeed, must) love today the widow, widower, orphan, legitimate poor, infirm/disabled, prisoner and immigrant/sojourner. I welcome your own i...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Every fact about aging in USA is negative. But 2 ideas are shared in today's podcast to improve it greatly. The key to US national aging policy must be to keep seniors in their homes as long as possible, or, if not, in the homes of loving, caring (compensated) family members. Go to What I Do | Helping Mom for more ideas. Email me your suggestions at info@helpin...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) We need masculine medicine today, built on 5 Pillars of Masculinity, regardless of male or female. Please tune in, as I share a story of 2 dermatologists doing the same procedure on my mother. Why I hate pharma commercials!    

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) "What a Drag it is Being Old," said the Rolling Stones, so Mom goes running for the shelter of a little yellow helper.  In verse 1: kids are different--1 pill In verse 2: husband-pleasing requires 2 more Then in pursuit of happiness she’s demands of doctor "more," as takes 4 more outside the door  Facts: 10% of aged 65+ have drug or drinking problem or addictio...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) First, the bitter pill to swallow. If you are alone as a grandparent, it is your fault. If your grandkids are not with you, if the couch beside you is empty, it is because they are economists--the cost of trying to be with you outweighs the benefit of them doing so. You are negative, narrow, mean and boring.  But you can change. You can turn this around, easily...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) The Top-4 Greatest Catholics are, Mother Teresa (#4), Pope John Paul (#3), St. Patrick (#2), and...Coach Ray Meyer of DePaul Univ Basketball Team! (No, just kidding), but a different DePaul, one we have sadly forgotten about. Let his labor to "serve the next person before me who needs help," inspire us to do the same thing, at, say, Wal-Mart, or with our mom. ...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Today Dad & daughters read Proverbs 16:1-8 about the chief end of woman--to work with natural talents and worship with spiritual gifts. Humility Commitment Sacrifice Duty Silence Patience are key. 

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Do you know the #3 Killer in America?  Today I challenge the medical industry, "Are you Killing My Mom, Softly? We kill  the aged in 4 ways. I also share our poor service at Lafayette Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, in Lafayette, IN in hopes ALL LEARN to NOT DO same things with your patients under Legal Guardianship.  Please share your own experiences to Info...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) To the same degree I reject television "faith healers," I believe fully that God heals. I have seen it, in Africa & America. And, the Bible is full of it--20X in Old Testament, 50X in New Testament, and Jesus 25X.  God heals every level of society, including individuals and groups, and "enemies" like Roman military commanders and slave-owners in Israel. He...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Praying is our greatest work for mom & dad. But what does prayer look like? HOW can we do it? I created the acrostic P.R.A.Y. to help us pray soundly for our mom. Then, I lead us in a real prayer using P.R.A.Y.  To pray is to P.R.A.Y.: P=Praise God for His attributes and character R=Repent of our shortcomings, that separate us from Him A=Ask for the petitio...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) Prayer is an important part of life; it is everything to the caregiver. But what is prayer? How can we get it right? How can I pray effectively for mom? Prayer is not speculative mysticism. Prayer is not formula. Prayer is Relationship, Conversation, and Trust.  What is more important—getting stuff from God, or knowing Him as a nearby-Father?  Join us today as...

Contact Helping. Mom (we don’t spam) I have experienced 3 hidden blessings from spending ample time with mom, amidst the grind of being her guardian, things I never would have expected, but now cling to as great sources of joy in my life. The first is my pride in her, and in her achievements each day, through surgery, therapy, rehab. I am proud of her, like my 6th daughter. The second is her side-...