I’m not a nurse, but some days I feel like I’m earning a nursing degree on the job. Becoming my...
Category: 24/7 Caregiving
When we’re responsible for providing care around the clock, we might be there in case we’re needed, supervising someone who can’t be alone, or running a home ICU.
So Sad Today
I've long been a fan of Heather Havrilesky, so when I saw her interview Melissa Broder, the woman...
What Illness Taught Me About Caregiving
“Take care of yourself.” I’ve heard this advice more times than I can count and try to follow it....
Family Caregivers Exchange Tips, Share Stories To Ease Alzheimer’s Losses
Vicki Bartholomew started a support group for wives who are caring for a husband with Alzheimer's...
‘I can’t continue to do this forever’: Families with children aging out of care seek answers
Across the country, stories are piling up as families anxiously watch their children with...
Cake, balloons, goodbye: What happens when your special needs child ages out of the system
In the kitchen of their Toronto home, they prepare lunch for their 18-year-old daughter Gillian....
Spousal Caregiver Job Description
Position Summary: The Caregiver cares for the patient’s medical, physical, emotional, spiritual,...
Stop telling me to be grateful I’m a caregiver
When people find out I take care of my mom, a certain percentage of people tell me how lucky I am...
Caring for a Loved One When You Need Care Yourself
After my husband’s aorta dissected in 2013 I built a wheelchair-accessible townhome for us. Living...
What keeps me going: biking around town
I'm lucky enough to live in an area with a Main Street that still has a post office, hardware...
(Don’t) Fear the Feeding Tube
Whenever a parent murders their disabled child, the narrative is always the same: Those poor...
A Very Important Meeting
A very important meeting on the calendar for months, long before these mental health symptoms...
Caring for Tor | An intimate look at the life of a young caregiver
Stephane put his life on hold to care for his baby brother. Tor is nonverbal and requires 24/7...
We need to talk about death, say parents of kids with life-limiting illnesses
Julie reached out to me to speak about those frantic final days and hours at Montreal's...
Growing old with Moy Moy
When I say dependent, of course, I mean on us. Ravi is 72 now and I am 60. The circle of life has...
Still Kathryn: At 21, she cared for a mom with Alzheimer’s
Kathryn's father moved back in to help out while they continued to look for answers....
Imagining parenthood
The other day I was on the train and couldn't but overhear the conversation of the two women...
The cost of caregiving
Sometimes I wonder what I'd be doing if I wasn't doing this. If it's worth it, in the grand scheme...
What it’s like to have a sister with special-needs, aka Boo-Bear
Ellery and Clare are sisters to Gilly, who has special needs. Gilly has high-needs autism meaning...
What a difference 6 months can make
Six months ago I took my marriage for granted. We were busy planning for our coming life as...
When The Caregiver Gets Sick
On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, I heard the words “You have breast cancer.” I knew the words were...
Tips for Creating a Caregiver Schedule
Here's the pattern. I wake-up optimistic and end the day collapsed in defeat. I wake-up every...
Caregiving is a Gift
I am my disabled husband’s caregiver. While he was hospitalized for eight months, I moved us out...
Part child, part honorary adult
When I was a child, I was eager to help care for my older sister, Mikey, who had profound...