You Can’t Hug Your Parents, But You Can Still Take Care of Them

Whether your parent is in assisted living or living at home, there are ways for you to keep them safe

Meclarkemd
ZORA
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6 min readMar 19, 2020

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YYesterday, as I closed the door and left my 87-year-old mom’s assisted living home, I felt a knot in the pit in my stomach. Who would hug her, talk to her, hold her hand, and remind her…

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Meclarkemd
ZORA
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Physician, Speaker, Author, Patient Advocate, “Woke” Historian, healer, spiritual being and lover of life