55-year-old Maggie McClane is one of millions of working women who often feel like they have to choose between being a good employee and a good daughter. In Maggie’s case the choice was clear: when her father died, she quit her job to become a 24/7 caregiver for her beloved mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease, severe macular degeneration and permanent vertigo from a stroke. In today’s show Maggie talks about leaving the paid workforce, what she misses, and her concerns about her financial future but why she knows she made the right choice. She talks strategy: how she fights isolation, relies on Home Instead Senior Care, manages sibling challenges and plans to re-enter the workforce. Maggie also tells us what she’s learned from caring for her mom, how she’s changed and why she will never go without peach pants (think “D” word).
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Maggie McClane
Music: “Even When We Fall” by Philipp Weigl | CC BY | Free Music Archive
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