A few years ago on a gorgeous June day, I found myself in a windowless bathroom with forget-me-not...
Category: Caring for a Child
Many of us are providing care to a child. Some have disabilities that were apparent at birth, while others become apparent or develop in time. Some children have conditions or injuries they recover from, while others live with life-long health management and care needs. While adults with disabilities aren’t children, posts discussing caring for adult children and grandchildren can be found here.
Pandemic piles more onto existing ‘double layer of exhaustion’ for caregivers of kids with complex needs
Jacqui Cameron was used to the toll of her son's daily care. Seizures, feeding tubes, his...
A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable
On March 1 every year, communities gather to read aloud the names of disabled people killed by...
Will we ever take care of the carers?
At the height of the lockdown in Ottawa, Donna Thomson and her husband, Jim, went to visit their...
Making the Mental Load Visible
Too often we compartmentalize our caregiving — childcare, aged care, sick care, disabled care. Yet...
Fairplay at Home w/Eve Rodsky
This episode is part of a series about care. About the value of care. And we’re going to focus...
Anyone’s Son
Cody was having a bad day. He felt suicidal. He got drunk. He brought a gun with him — not...
Why autism training for police isn’t enough
As a police officer and parent, Thompson knows all too well how badly interactions between...
My Adult Son Moved In. It’s a Nightmare. Can I Kick Him Out?
Q: Last December, our 30-something son lost his job and asked if he could move in with us, and how...
Trying to Convince Myself That My Son Doesn’t Have Cancer
A weird throat pain, bad breath, an inflamed tonsil. A reassuring GP saying it can probably wait a...
What to do about Ahav?
How would she get help for a boy who is Black and mentally ill and already vulnerable to some of...
A Case For Frequent Flyers
Over a period of 14 years of caring for my son, we had moved twice; three provinces, three unique...
‘I hate giving you bad news’
Danielle Hernandez is 30 and has Stage 4 breast cancer. As she calls her mother Violeta in Florida...
My baby daughter spent nine days on a ventilator. Here’s how it transformed my marriage.
They didn’t tell me they were going to intubate my daughter until seconds before it happened. It...
My Child Has a Disability. What Will Her Education Be Like This Year?
When our younger child received an autism diagnosis at 3, my husband and I had no premonition of...
My son is Black and living with autism. How do I protect him from police brutality?
For any Black parent, the talk is a difficult moment. For those of us with children with autism,...
Winnipeg woman beaten by 16-year-old son with autism says she can no longer care for him
A Winnipeg woman says she's no longer able to care for her 16-year-old son, who has autism,...
How a Game With My Daughter Helped Us Cope With Quarantine and the Past
Louise (also an alternate name) is an 8-year-old with a gentle temperament and a great sense of...
This Food Delivery Worker Won’t Let Coronavirus Get in Her Way
In the daytime, she’s taking care of her daughter, De’Onna, 20, who has cerebral palsy. At night,...
Caring for my Husband and Daughter
I am 71 years old and have been taking care of my 36 year old daughter who was born with...
When the Police Stop a Teenager With Special Needs
A man in his mid-20s regularly roams the streets of my small town in the middle of the night. He...
The Burnout that Special Needs Parents Experience
From Donna Thomson: Caregiving is not a competition. But this is a special shoutout to parents of...
‘It’s Pretty Brutal’: The Sandwich Generation Pays a Price
When Tanya Brice’s mother moved into her apartment in Owings Mills, Md., five years ago, she was...
360 Caregiver
https://youtu.be/D2tgY0yny30 Ariam Alula I returned to journalism school in 2018 to be a part of...