This video isn't just for senior people - IT'S FOR EVERYONE. The BEST & MOST IMPORTANT tip / suggestion that one can learn from it - even IF you are THINKING about moving or you know you actually are - START the process & BE PREPARED from the front gate to back garden & from the attic to the basement (if one is lucky to have these). De-clutter everything & donate what you're not bringing with you. Buying moving boxes can be expensive, the size of the trucks required, storage units are expensive (if required) eg. If there are delays in exchanging contracts. BOX & CLEARLY LABEL EVERYTHING so one can find things once you've settled in as NOT every box has to be opened & sorted out straight away. Its an emotional time & takes a while to get used to. One can always donate / de-clutter further with a clear mind at a later date - it's amazing how much one can achieve this way. One can have their old sentimental pieces & memories & buy something new for the new chapter in their lives.
I’m 81 years old, a widow and moved from a 3 bedroom home into a 600 sq foot condo. It helped me to use the term “resize”, not “downsize.” It simply helped me mentally, to accept this change and to acknowledge that life needed to be simpler. My family members didn’t want much, I shared with friends and had garage sales and donated so much. The grandchildren didn’t want the silver, crystal, fine China, linens…I learned to let the things go and to keep the memories.
Blessings! I'm only 67 but "resizing" to about 500 sq ft. I know the sadness but am glad I get to decide what to take and what to let go of. I've also hear the term "right size" which is nice.
Excellent advice. I am helping my father declutter his home, to bring order back to his home, to make it easier and safer for him, for this next stage in his life. It is a long slow process as there's a lot of stuff to go through, but I'm glad he is finally on board. I am actually enjoying spending time with him doing this, we are having a bit of a laugh and making it fun, where possible! No arguments yet anyway! I think it's bringing us closer.
That is wonderful that you and your dad can spend quality time together to declutter and organize while having fun. That’s how it should be when decluttering with family - to be able to share memories, laugh together, and draw closer to each other. Thank you for sharing!
You have a very kind and sensible manner, and decluttering is good whatever our age. However, downsizing is not for us, and despite health problems we shall continue to enjoy all that we have worked for and shall not be influenced by those who might believe they know what is good for us. Our Wills make provision for distribution of items to those we know will appreciate them, and clearance to be carried out by a young local couple who enjoy a livelihood doing this as well as cleaning and preparing property for sale. No fancy funeral, no mourning, everything arranged by local funeral director. Proceeds to those who have given such friendship, and remainder to deserving small charities. Meanwhile, back to the joy of our hillside garden.😊
If only it were that easy. 🙏🏻That is beautiful in theory but in reality can be quite different. My dad developed stage four cancer very quickly and suddenly and needed round the clock care, my mom had several strokes and he had been taking care of her. Neither my sister or I had a home to move them into. The high cost of living in California meant we were share housing with other people. So they were forced into a situation where they had to go into a care home that just had a bedroom that the two of them shared. My dad passed within the year and my mom ended up needing round the clock care with her strokes. Bless my mom's sweet and gentle heart but the things she saved for my sister and I for "someday" were her memories not ours. We know how much they meant to her and we had no space for them or desire to keep them so instead we were burdened with enormous guilt to discard them or sell them. I have since learned about the "Swedish death cleanse" and how to make your children's and loved ones lives easier once you are gone. Neither my mom or dad wanted to move into a care home, nobody usually does. Most are forced to either because of health issues or financial reasons.
@@soaringhigher777 Many care homes here in the UK have shared rooms, often with complete strangers, which is truly shocking. We cared for our parents and loved ones as well as working throughout our lives, as they did for their loved ones. My husband has lifelong health issues and 25 years ago was told he would be in a wheelchair within three years, but through determination and his love of the outdoors he keeps going and while it is his wish I shall make it possible. Whatever our age we cannot foretell the future, my own included, but having witnessed friends who were resigned to care homes in a miserable existence, I see no point in it for myself. We have never collected clutter, pretty tidy around the house, and I have a number of items we don't use put by for a local lady who has a little shop. Our house is in good repair, but we don't make a thing of excessive cleaning being country folk preferring the outdoors, so a simple routine keeps everything presentable. All my most loved have passed and my short future will be alone so that's why everything has been planned to spare anyone the burden of caring for me, I would hate that. I'm sure your mum wouldn't want you to feel any guilt, my own would have been horrified that I kept her coat in the closet some years before I parted with it. Getting old isn't easy is it, I just want to know I've made the most of every resource I've been given and end my days thoroughly used up. Here's wishing you well and some happy times in this crazy world.
I really appreciate this. I am doing this . I am old and trying to do this so my family doesn’t have to to do this together. I am the only one to know what the things I love who they belonged to before me. I liked and subscribed. Thank you
I have witnessed people who have decluttered and organized long before life forced them and others who had it forced upon them or their children with time constraints. I continue to work at being the former.
Same here - my mother was the same - it's about accepting the changes taking place in your life. The young ones have busy lives and we're in a 'new place' so speak, coming to terms with the changes in and around us. We're the only ones who know what our daily life is like and what we're facing.
All excellent suggestions but the main point is that as we all age we need to start the decluttering process even as early as once any adult children move out. As we become older it is our responsibility to recognize that things change and ask for help. What I have experienced is some resistance from siblings in this situation. They seem to think that “baby steps “ are needed so very little gets done and we end up doing the major work. This is exactly what happened when they had to sell a small summer cottage (a lot of junk and mess to clean out). Now again approaching that point with there house and move - to make it more difficult all the children live far away and parents need to move here in assisted living (these are my husbands parents) this has become a major worry and the decision process is just moving at a snails pace. We are planners and can see the “risks” but mainly that a lot will fall on us. 😂 Tried all the discussions with the siblings but in the end we had to back off as no one responded anymore. So letting them proceed with the slow plan and accepting whatever happens.
Lovely, we cared for all our parents as well as other family members, despite health problems and keeping businesses going. Built our own house too, snails pace because of responsibilities and lack of money. My mum was disabled and lived with us permanently in her final years, we moved upstairs to accommodate. Happiest days of our lives and we would do it all again, she lived to her 103rd year and kept us young.
Decluttering takes time so start with a small area first such as a closet or a drawer or a bookshelf. Or you can set aside a short amount of time such as 30 minutes to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Set daily or weekly goals, do a little bit at a time, and know it will be worth your effort!
I had to empty my parents house where they lived 52 years in. My father died and my mother moved into an elderly home. When she died, I had to empty her room also. So many memories and I am an only child so had to decide it all by myself. Since that day, my hubby and I started to declutter our home because we don't want to do this to our daughter. We are making a list of all the things she must do and where to find when something happens with us. Like all the importend passwords, codes, and adresses. One ordner with all the papers and instructions. Hope it helps her to deal with it.
My Mom will have to move soon, and suddenly. We may get one or two days’ notice when she has to go, and will have to drive two days to even get to her place. Mom did not want to declutter earlier-even things like cookbooks, when she hadn’t cooked for herself for a few years. I wanted to put aside a few of her photo albums for her to take with her, and bring others to my home so I could share pictures of my childhood with my son. Instead they are collecting dust and spiders at her place. Her drawers are full of mixed papers. Some are letters from family friends who I will want to keep addresses for, some contain important documents, and some are just old bills-all mixed together. There are mouse droppings in some of it. She still wouldn’t let me go through any of it when I was there. Now, my husband says when we have to move her, he’s going to take 4 days off, we’ll go get her into the care home, and we’re “just going to have to throw everything out”. He’s not renting a van to move her stuff to our (somewhat cluttered) home. Neither is he willing to sort or bring things to sell (if anything is worth anything, that’s my “inheritance”), to give to any of her friends, etc. I may get to bring home one box of important keepsakes. In any case he seems to think we can move her, clear out the (rented) apartment, clean the place for the landlord, and go home in a few days, nevermind a few weeks. I’m an only child, so I have no siblings to help. I’m already making myself alternately sad and furious at the anticipation of this. I had wanted to go to Mom’s myself, move her to her place, take a couple of weeks to go through things and get the apartment cleaned (if this happens in summer when I’m not working and if we have time left in the month-we could even pay an extra month’s rent if needed just to give us that time), make sure she has what she needs and is most important to her, before my husband comes to join me to take stuff to the dump, load a box of keepsakes into the car, and brings us home. Any suggestions on what to do in this situation?
@@Snookscat Thank you for sharing your situation. I like your idea of going earlier to sort things before your husband joins you. Your mom hanging onto cookbooks sounds like my mom but when she moved to a smaller place and saw that she would have no place for them, she let me donate them. Best wishes to you and your mom.
Some people have too many things, some too little. Some elderly people were "decluttered" by their children so much they have nothing to look at. They sit there stirring at wall when caregivers come and just talk bad about their (oftast) daughters as depression and dementia takes over. But then remember, you take nothing with you when you die...
Great points! There needs to be a balance when decluttering. You want to get rid of things that have become a burden or have no value or purpose. But you want to keep things that have significance and use and bring joy and memories. I mention the importance of keeping things that help our senior parent’s memories in this and another video. Thank you for your comment!
My cousin insisted that all her offspring kept their stuff in their own rooms and that the doors were kept closed. All cleaning to be carried out by them and any items found in the kitchen would be binned. Perhaps a little summerhouse for your own retreat, a space all your own. ❤
This is such a great video. So many people are going through this or will be soon. You are gifted with the ability of imparting useful information without wasting time with needless chatter. I love how you mention that you could have done things better or differently. That's true for everyone. I am sure that your parents appreciate all that you and your husband have done. Thank you for sharing
I AM the parent trying to declutter so that when I need to go into care I will not place a big burden on my children. Having seen what happens when a parent die or suddenly goes into care. Also, there are valuable items that might bring a good price when sold, my children won't know which of these are valuable so I am selling them now.
@@janicepanton5976 You are a thoughtful parent! Your children will really appreciate what you are doing now to declutter and then sell what is valuable.
This is so helpful. This is hard for me because I am a minimalist, and my mother is not. She is at a place where she needs to start downsizing b/c her health has deteriorated, however, she is very resistant to doing that despite acknowledging the need to do so. What empathy I may have had has all but dissipated given her resistance and the desire to just let me deal with it when she's gone.
Thank you for sharing about your mom. I completely understand. Both my parents did not like to declutter and resisted my offers to help declutter. But they were open to have me help them organize a few things so while organizing I was able to help them toss some items. So maybe try a different angle. In the end, we do need to respect their wishes. I know it’s hard because we know that decluttering will help them. Best wishes to you!
Take pictures of their entire apartment/condo/house inside every room and outside before you start packing things. Give them a photo album with all these pictures so they can relive and remember their beloved home (and belongings) as well as show new friends they make in the home where they used to live.
Ah yes, that's the way. My late cousin informed his children that when they reached 21 their suitcases would be on the doorstep, and they should prepare for it.
I helped my mom declutter her garage. We spent 2 weeks. We went through every single item as she relived memories and why she kept it. Yes, you do need a lot of empathy and patience. We are going to do another declutter soon.
@@ngonigriffith1491 Hope you enjoyed your time with your mom reliving memories while decluttering! Have a good time in your next decluttering project! Thank you for sharing.
To all the seniors/elderly, (I am one (while you're still in good health and your mind is still sharp organize and file all your paperwork and write down all your passcodes in a book and file with your important papers. The time, energy and stress you will save your children if you do this is enormous.
I was thrown into this situation when my father became ill and passed away over a 6 week period. He was my mother's caregiver, although with them in their 90's, I had taken on a certain amount of care for both. Mom, now 97, has been a widow 2 1/2 years. During this time I have been decluttering their home, somewhat at her pace. My brothers and I know just this much should make a difference when we clean out the house, which will be soon. A major sorting is most helpful.
This video isn't just for senior people - IT'S FOR EVERYONE. The BEST & MOST IMPORTANT tip / suggestion that one can learn from it - even IF you are THINKING about moving or you know you actually are - START the process & BE PREPARED from the front gate to back garden & from the attic to the basement (if one is lucky to have these). De-clutter everything & donate what you're not bringing with you. Buying moving boxes can be expensive, the size of the trucks required, storage units are expensive (if required) eg. If there are delays in exchanging contracts. BOX & CLEARLY LABEL EVERYTHING so one can find things once you've settled in as NOT every box has to be opened & sorted out straight away. Its an emotional time & takes a while to get used to. One can always donate / de-clutter further with a clear mind at a later date - it's amazing how much one can achieve this way. One can have their old sentimental pieces & memories & buy something new for the new chapter in their lives.
@@newbeginnings2056 Great tips! Thank you for sharing!
I’m 81 years old, a widow and moved from a 3 bedroom home into a 600 sq foot condo. It helped me to use the term “resize”, not “downsize.” It simply helped me mentally, to accept this change and to acknowledge that life needed to be simpler. My family members didn’t want much, I shared with friends and had garage sales and donated so much. The grandchildren didn’t want the silver, crystal, fine China, linens…I learned to let the things go and to keep the memories.
Thank you so much for sharing. I like the term “resize”. I will keep that in mind for my future videos!
Blessings! I'm only 67 but "resizing" to about 500 sq ft. I know the sadness but am glad I get to decide what to take and what to let go of. I've also hear the term "right size" which is nice.
Yes, to resizing. It is amazing the difference in a word. Downsizing made me feel like my new home was less.
Excellent advice. I am helping my father declutter his home, to bring order back to his home, to make it easier and safer for him, for this next stage in his life. It is a long slow process as there's a lot of stuff to go through, but I'm glad he is finally on board. I am actually enjoying spending time with him doing this, we are having a bit of a laugh and making it fun, where possible! No arguments yet anyway! I think it's bringing us closer.
That is wonderful that you and your dad can spend quality time together to declutter and organize while having fun. That’s how it should be when decluttering with family - to be able to share memories, laugh together, and draw closer to each other. Thank you for sharing!
Even an argument can be constructive and instructive. Best wishes.
You have a very kind and sensible manner, and decluttering is good whatever our age. However, downsizing is not for us, and despite health problems we shall continue to enjoy all that we have worked for and shall not be influenced by those who might believe they know what is good for us. Our Wills make provision for distribution of items to those we know will appreciate them, and clearance to be carried out by a young local couple who enjoy a livelihood doing this as well as cleaning and preparing property for sale. No fancy funeral, no mourning, everything arranged by local funeral director. Proceeds to those who have given such friendship, and remainder to deserving small charities. Meanwhile, back to the joy of our hillside garden.😊
If only it were that easy. 🙏🏻That is beautiful in theory but in reality can be quite different. My dad developed stage four cancer very quickly and suddenly and needed round the clock care, my mom had several strokes and he had been taking care of her. Neither my sister or I had a home to move them into. The high cost of living in California meant we were share housing with other people. So they were forced into a situation where they had to go into a care home that just had a bedroom that the two of them shared. My dad passed within the year and my mom ended up needing round the clock care with her strokes. Bless my mom's sweet and gentle heart but the things she saved for my sister and I for "someday" were her memories not ours. We know how much they meant to her and we had no space for them or desire to keep them so instead we were burdened with enormous guilt to discard them or sell them.
I have since learned about the "Swedish death cleanse" and how to make your children's and loved ones lives easier once you are gone. Neither my mom or dad wanted to move into a care home, nobody usually does. Most are forced to either because of health issues or financial reasons.
@@soaringhigher777 Many care homes here in the UK have shared rooms, often with complete strangers, which is truly shocking. We cared for our parents and loved ones as well as working throughout our lives, as they did for their loved ones. My husband has lifelong health issues and 25 years ago was told he would be in a wheelchair within three years, but through determination and his love of the outdoors he keeps going and while it is his wish I shall make it possible. Whatever our age we cannot foretell the future, my own included, but having witnessed friends who were resigned to care homes in a miserable existence, I see no point in it for myself. We have never collected clutter, pretty tidy around the house, and I have a number of items we don't use put by for a local lady who has a little shop. Our house is in good repair, but we don't make a thing of excessive cleaning being country folk preferring the outdoors, so a simple routine keeps everything presentable. All my most loved have passed and my short future will be alone so that's why everything has been planned to spare anyone the burden of caring for me, I would hate that. I'm sure your mum wouldn't want you to feel any guilt, my own would have been horrified that I kept her coat in the closet some years before I parted with it. Getting old isn't easy is it, I just want to know I've made the most of every resource I've been given and end my days thoroughly used up. Here's wishing you well and some happy times in this crazy world.
I really appreciate this. I am doing this . I am old and trying to do this so my family doesn’t have to to do this together. I am the only one to know what the things I love who they belonged to before me. I liked and subscribed. Thank you
Thank you for sharing and for your support. Your family will really appreciate that you are decluttering and prioritizing your possessions.
Thank you for a gentle approach to what can be a difficult, though necessary and helpful task.
Thank you for your wonderful advice. Downsizing for elderly parents is very difficult.
I understand. It takes a lot of patience.
I have witnessed people who have decluttered and organized long before life forced them and others who had it forced upon them or their children with time constraints. I continue to work at being the former.
Good choice to declutter and organize before life forces you!
Same here - my mother was the same - it's about accepting the changes taking place in your life. The young ones have busy lives and we're in a 'new place' so speak, coming to terms with the changes in and around us. We're the only ones who know what our daily life is like and what we're facing.
Thank you.I love the humane way you handled your parents decluttering process.
Well, at least she wasn't patronising.😅
All excellent suggestions but the main point is that as we all age we need to start the decluttering process even as early as once any adult children move out. As we become older it is our responsibility to recognize that things change and ask for help. What I have experienced is some resistance from siblings in this situation. They seem to think that “baby steps “ are needed so very little gets done and we end up doing the major work. This is exactly what happened when they had to sell a small summer cottage (a lot of junk and mess to clean out). Now again approaching that point with there house and move - to make it more difficult all the children live far away and parents need to move here in assisted living (these are my husbands parents) this has become a major worry and the decision process is just moving at a snails pace. We are planners and can see the “risks” but mainly that a lot will fall on us. 😂 Tried all the discussions with the siblings but in the end we had to back off as no one responded anymore. So letting them proceed with the slow plan and accepting whatever happens.
Lovely, we cared for all our parents as well as other family members, despite health problems and keeping businesses going. Built our own house too, snails pace because of responsibilities and lack of money. My mum was disabled and lived with us permanently in her final years, we moved upstairs to accommodate. Happiest days of our lives and we would do it all again, she lived to her 103rd year and kept us young.
Great video! I need to declutter but it's too overwhelming!
Decluttering takes time so start with a small area first such as a closet or a drawer or a bookshelf. Or you can set aside a short amount of time such as 30 minutes to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Set daily or weekly goals, do a little bit at a time, and know it will be worth your effort!
I had to empty my parents house where they lived 52 years in. My father died and my mother moved into an elderly home. When she died, I had to empty her room also. So many memories and I am an only child so had to decide it all by myself. Since that day, my hubby and I started to declutter our home because we don't want to do this to our daughter. We are making a list of all the things she must do and where to find when something happens with us. Like all the importend passwords, codes, and adresses. One ordner with all the papers and instructions. Hope it helps her to deal with it.
Such a timely video. Great tips. Thank you
Thank you for sharing this.
👁👁 at 70 I’m beginning this decluttering process while still mobile … donating everything to Purple Heart …
@@joniangelsrreal6262 That’s great that you are decluttering now! It’s never too late to start and reap the benefits of decluttering and simplifying!
My Dearest please accept my deepest gratitude for uploading such a Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful video
My Mom will have to move soon, and suddenly. We may get one or two days’ notice when she has to go, and will have to drive two days to even get to her place. Mom did not want to declutter earlier-even things like cookbooks, when she hadn’t cooked for herself for a few years. I wanted to put aside a few of her photo albums for her to take with her, and bring others to my home so I could share pictures of my childhood with my son. Instead they are collecting dust and spiders at her place. Her drawers are full of mixed papers. Some are letters from family friends who I will want to keep addresses for, some contain important documents, and some are just old bills-all mixed together. There are mouse droppings in some of it. She still wouldn’t let me go through any of it when I was there.
Now, my husband says when we have to move her, he’s going to take 4 days off, we’ll go get her into the care home, and we’re “just going to have to throw everything out”. He’s not renting a van to move her stuff to our (somewhat cluttered) home. Neither is he willing to sort or bring things to sell (if anything is worth anything, that’s my “inheritance”), to give to any of her friends, etc. I may get to bring home one box of important keepsakes.
In any case he seems to think we can move her, clear out the (rented) apartment, clean the place for the landlord, and go home in a few days, nevermind a few weeks. I’m an only child, so I have no siblings to help. I’m already making myself alternately sad and furious at the anticipation of this. I had wanted to go to Mom’s myself, move her to her place, take a couple of weeks to go through things and get the apartment cleaned (if this happens in summer when I’m not working and if we have time left in the month-we could even pay an extra month’s rent if needed just to give us that time), make sure she has what she needs and is most important to her, before my husband comes to join me to take stuff to the dump, load a box of keepsakes into the car, and brings us home.
Any suggestions on what to do in this situation?
@@Snookscat Thank you for sharing your situation. I like your idea of going earlier to sort things before your husband joins you. Your mom hanging onto cookbooks sounds like my mom but when she moved to a smaller place and saw that she would have no place for them, she let me donate them. Best wishes to you and your mom.
@@MinutesWithMaria Thank you.
Thank you so much! This was helpful. Jesus loves you!
Some people have too many things, some too little. Some elderly people were "decluttered" by their children so much they have nothing to look at. They sit there stirring at wall when caregivers come and just talk bad about their (oftast) daughters as depression and dementia takes over. But then remember, you take nothing with you when you die...
Great points! There needs to be a balance when decluttering. You want to get rid of things that have become a burden or have no value or purpose. But you want to keep things that have significance and use and bring joy and memories. I mention the importance of keeping things that help our senior parent’s memories in this and another video. Thank you for your comment!
It is impossible to declutter successfully when your adult children want to keep too much of theirs and your othet half is a hoarder extraorinaire
My cousin insisted that all her offspring kept their stuff in their own rooms and that the doors were kept closed. All cleaning to be carried out by them and any items found in the kitchen would be binned. Perhaps a little summerhouse for your own retreat, a space all your own. ❤
This is such a great video. So many people are going through this or will be soon. You are gifted with the ability of imparting useful information without wasting time with needless chatter.
I love how you mention that you could have done things better or differently. That's true for everyone. I am sure that your parents appreciate all that you and your husband have done.
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching and for your kind words.
Well I think the first step is move all your own stuff that you left behind when you moved out. Then get your siblings to do the same.
True! I am having my kids take their stuff.
I AM the parent trying to declutter so that when I need to go into care I will not place a big burden on my children. Having seen what happens when a parent die or suddenly goes into care. Also, there are valuable items that might bring a good price when sold, my children won't know which of these are valuable so I am selling them now.
@@janicepanton5976 You are a thoughtful parent! Your children will really appreciate what you are doing now to declutter and then sell what is valuable.
Same!
This is so helpful. This is hard for me because I am a minimalist, and my mother is not. She is at a place where she needs to start downsizing b/c her health has deteriorated, however, she is very resistant to doing that despite acknowledging the need to do so. What empathy I may have had has all but dissipated given her resistance and the desire to just let me deal with it when she's gone.
Thank you for sharing about your mom. I completely understand. Both my parents did not like to declutter and resisted my offers to help declutter. But they were open to have me help them organize a few things so while organizing I was able to help them toss some items. So maybe try a different angle. In the end, we do need to respect their wishes. I know it’s hard because we know that decluttering will help them. Best wishes to you!
Take pictures of their entire apartment/condo/house inside every room and outside before you start packing things. Give them a photo album with all these pictures so they can relive and remember their beloved home (and belongings) as well as show new friends they make in the home where they used to live.
@@soaringhigher777 Great advice to take photos before packing. I took some but wish I took more.
Dear senior parents. Do what YOU wanna do...Achieve success by decluttering and downsizing your kids.
Ah yes, that's the way. My late cousin informed his children that when they reached 21 their suitcases would be on the doorstep, and they should prepare for it.
I helped my mom declutter her garage. We spent 2 weeks. We went through every single item as she relived memories and why she kept it. Yes, you do need a lot of empathy and patience. We are going to do another declutter soon.
@@ngonigriffith1491 Hope you enjoyed your time with your mom reliving memories while decluttering! Have a good time in your next decluttering project! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much! This video was such a generous offering 🙏🏽
To all the seniors/elderly, (I am one (while you're still in good health and your mind is still sharp organize and file all your paperwork and write down all your passcodes in a book and file with your important papers. The time, energy and stress you will save your children if you do this is enormous.
@@soaringhigher777 Excellent advice! I am so grateful my parents did this.
Sell your stuff which is of no longer use and enjoy yourselves, children are no longer children and should fend for themselves the way we did.
@@jennywren8937 Great points. Our stuff burdens us more than we realize. And our children need to learn to thrive on their own.
Great advise!
Thank you!
Thank you. We're on the cusp of this stage.
@@CampMore99 Best wishes to you!
I was thrown into this situation when my father became ill and passed away over a 6 week period. He was my mother's caregiver, although with them in their 90's, I had taken on a certain amount of care for both. Mom, now 97, has been a widow 2 1/2 years. During this time I have been decluttering their home, somewhat at her pace. My brothers and I know just this much should make a difference when we clean out the house, which will be soon. A major sorting is most helpful.
@@terryruiz7417 I am sorry for your loss. You are honoring your mom by going at her pace. Treasure these moments with your mom.