In this episode, Lisa, a listener from CA, takes us with her to the loving assisted living home - in Mexico - where her mother lived. Janet muses on how Lisa's story helped change her understanding about death and how "logistics and problem-solving, beauty and grief often swirl together" as we accompany parents into old age.

Thanks again to Molly Flannery for the music!

To contact Janet, please visit https://www.coachingwithjanet.com/support-for-people-with-aging-parents.

This episode tells the story of why I started this podcast and answers the age-old question: why is it called "Bring in the Bird"? You'll hear a bit from Kemper C. of Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, Massachusetts who actually inspired the show's title.

Thanks so much to Kemper C. (Leverett, MA) for the interview and to Airtone for the bird song-tune (from https://ccmixter.org).

Welcome to the first episode of this storysharing podcast for, and about, people doing their best to support their aging parents.

Storysharers included here are Lisa Haney (Oakland, CA); Lorilyn Parmer (Sacramento, CA); and Julie Robbins (Northampton, MA).

Thanks so much to Jenn L. for the gorgeous artwork (based on a photo I took of my mom and me on a winter walk).

Also, so much appreciation to Molly Flannery for the improvised piano accompaniment and Airtone for the hip bird sounds.