Today, I had lunch with an old friend. Our conversation quickly centered around some of the things we are dealing with within our respective families, conversations that many of our contemporaries can probably identify with when it comes to aging parents.

We both acknowledged that we have arrived in that time of our life, and I mentioned that I see it within my client base as well. Things are changing, and people our age are finding themselves becoming more involved in the care of their parents, or even siblings, and it’s happening as Hemmingway put it, “Gradually and then suddenly.” ***