Diane BlumSpecial to Valley NewsMany of you may be a caregiver, or perhaps you will be in the future. You may find yourself caregiving at the same time you are raising a family – a multigenerational focus known as being a “sandwiched caregiver.”I was such a caregiver for my elderly mom, having two young sons in elementary school at the same time that she moved into our home. She lived with us for nine years before she passed at the age of 93. While rewarding, it was certainly not without its challenges.An often-overlooked concern relating to “sandwiched” caregiving is the general timing in which it occurs, typically as the caregiver is approaching – or well into –the throes of midlife… and if a woman, perhaps beginning the transition to menopause.As my m
