The Sandwich Generation

PUBLISHED IN THE EVANGEL // February 12, 2007

by Melody McCoy, member, Family Enrichment Committee

Thickly Layered, Thinly Sliced

Like a stretched rubber band, Darcy was close to the breaking point. The sheer magnitude of all she needed to do for her husband, teenage children, aging parents, employer, and home filled her with quiet desperation. As she drove her sons to the church, her mind was on her parents. With her dad in a nursing home and her mom developing memory problems, the uncertainty of their future kept Darcy off balance.

Darcy tried to be a good wife, mother, and daughter, but those roles kept colliding. Time spent caring for her parents was time she couldn’t help her kids with homework or spend with her husband. She constantly felt she had to sacrifice the needs of one generation for the other.

Darcy is part of the sandwich generation—people whose lives are layered with heavy responsibilities but sliced too thinly to give any family members adequate time and energy. If you can relate, join us on Saturday, March 10, for Living in the Sandwich Generation, a conference designed to provide the information you need to help you make wise choices for yourself and your family.

Living in the Sandwich Generation

No, it’s not about food! It’s a program about and for individuals who are or expect to be “sandwiched” between responsibility for aging parents while actively parenting their own children. It will include events, issues, changes, and concerns related to aging and the caregiver.

Seminar Topics

» Biblical Perspectives of Aging
» Cognitive/Neurological Changes
» Psychological/Emotional Needs of the Aging
» Person and the Caretakers
» Physical Changes and Care/Safety Concerns
» Legal and Financial Aspects
» Community Resources
   Alzheimers Association
   Alive Hospice
   Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid
» “Been There – Done That”

The program will be offered Saturday, March 10, from 8:30 A.M. until 2:15 P.M. Registration fee will be $10 per person, lunch included.

Have questions or want to register? Contact Curtis Freed at 974-3065, Pam Nail at 664-6023, or visit www.firstbaptistnashville.org.