A devastating new critique in the Washington University Law Review has spelled out how federal law...
Category: Caring for a Romantic Partner
Widow’s Peak
She said she had something to tell me but that she was afraid. I reached for her trembling hand,...
A Brief Guide to Consenting with a Nonverbal Partner
Consent is extremely important and vital to all aspects of dating, relationships, sex and just...
Sex and disability
Scarleteen has a fantastic collection of articles on sex and disability. While I typically only...
How to Talk About Disability With A Disabled Partner When You’re a Nondisabled Person
New relationships - whether romantic, sexual, or both - are almost always exciting, no matter who...
We need to address society’s unrealistic view of caregivers
Who cares? When picturing a caregiver, the person who comes to mind is almost invariably female....
His PTSD, and My Struggle to Live With It
That attack marked the beginning of our struggle to navigate a relationship transformed by trauma....
The Underground Economy of Unpaid Care
At the time, my mom was living in Bellingham, Washington, two years into providing unpaid live-in...
A simple loss
It doesn't rhyme with purpose But that's what it is Or inspiration But that, too You've lost it....
Still Life
The doctor told Ann that John had severely damaged his spinal cord and was paralyzed from his neck...
How to Help Someone With Depression While Being Fair to Yourself
How much of yourself do you have to give to your partner in support, and what is the true cost if...
The Caregivers
A few years into the illness, Janie could sense it worsening. Buzz, who had never yelled at her,...
The Care Crisis Isn’t What You Think
What my research participant made clear to me that day is that the lack of robust and accessible...
When My Wife Developed Alzheimer’s, the Story of Our Marriage Kept Us Connected
In December 2012, at age sixty-one, Judy received a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s. The news...
What if There’s No Such Thing as Closure?
[Pauline] Boss, an emeritus professor of family social science — the study of families and close...
United in Grief: Two Widow’s Perspectives
The first months after our partners passed away, we saw all the survival mechanisms we didn’t know...
My Stepdad Has Alzheimer’s. Can My Mom Date Someone Else?
What are your thoughts on the spouse of an early-onset Alzheimer’s patient dating while said...
A Marriage Stressed by Obsessions and Compulsions
As soon as we learned a new baby was on the way, Mike’s anxiety became more than an occasional...
Benefits and disability: ‘I’ll never cohabit again, to protect myself’
Benefits exist to support people in times of need. But for some disabled people, household...
Don’t Let a Loved One’s Health Problems Come Between You
I’ve seen people with difficult-to-manage physical and mental health conditions (or hard-to-break...
Remember?
We are four years into his dementia. The professionals call this slow descent The journey, but I...
The Story Of Britney Spears Is A Story Of Disability Rights
A conservatorship — often called a guardianship — puts a court-mandated guardian in charge of...
Out of the Attic: A Caregiver’s Rage and Jane Eyre
Tired and on edge, I was worried by rumblings from my husband Brad’s doctors that they might send...
How Polyamorists and Polygamists Are Challenging Family Norms
Diana Adams, a family lawyer in New York, has become the leading figure in the conversation...