by Kevin Banet | Aug 9, 2025 | Reminisce
The Warning in My Mother’s Voice I can still hear my mother’s voice from years ago, slightly exasperated, as she flexed her fingers and winced. “It’s my arthritis again,” she’d say, usually while stirring a pot or folding laundry. Back then, I nodded sympathetically...
by Kevin Banet | Aug 6, 2025 | Reminisce
Finding Peace with a Puff Just the other day, I lit up my first cigar in over twenty years. No, I haven’t fallen off the wagon into some smoky abyss. It was just a small return to a bygone pleasure. Back when I used to enjoy the occasional stogie with my...
by Kevin Banet | Aug 4, 2025 | Home Care, Senior stories
This article was written by a guest contributor, John Trompeter, the owner/operator of ComForCare of Wheaton, IL. Most days in our office are very typical. However, one day, Emnet, one of our caregivers, burst in the door. “I just got back from Chuck’s place,” she...
by Kevin Banet | Jul 24, 2025 | Family, Home Care
How do you convince someone to change their lifestyle when they just don’t want to? A recent caller on The Ramsey Show, a popular financial advice podcast, raised a painful and complex situation. The caller was an adult daughter in her 20s or 30s, calling about her...
by Kevin Banet | Jul 24, 2025 | Home Care, mental health
Some people never seem to be at peace with themselves Some years ago, I had a friend—let’s call him William. He was a quiet soul, the kind of person who sat on the edges of a conversation rather than stepping into its center. We were both part of a Bible study for...
