Caring for Aging Parents - The New Old Age Blog - NYTimes.com

Caring for Aging Parents - The New Old Age Blog - NYTimes.com
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understanding the way we make decisions as we age

Captured on 08 Mar 2011 from newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com

The New Old Age - Caring and Coping
March 8, 2011, 8:25 am

Why It Takes So Long to Decide

By KAREN STABINER
Paulo Buchinho/Getty Images

One of the surest ways to frustrate my mother was for her to accompany Grandma Ethel, then in her mid-90s, to her favorite delicatessen near the assisted-living facility she called home in Chicago. It had a menu as big as a billboard, and Ethel relished the chance to consider almost every dish before she settled on an old favorite, no matter how long the process took.

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