Too often we compartmentalize our caregiving — childcare, aged care, sick care, disabled care. Yet...
After multiple biopsies over many weeks (Scott said he felt as if he were an Ikea desk being...
I was disabled, and she became my legs; over the years, as I grew sicker, I became more and more...
In November of 2020, my beloved husband died. His death brought 23 years of caregiving to an end....
In the early hours of the morning, Bruce Wood will wake up next to his wife, former Conservative...
When I was still young enough to pay attention to the things my mother and father said, I would...
For much of their lives together, Stephanie Rinka and her husband, John, had ongoing conversations...
In 2010, after two years together as a couple, during which we almost broke up once, we learned...
Brad had lost his vision along with the ability to digest food in the wake of a stem cell...
Housekeeping seemed simple to me: clean, tidy, wash, clean, tidy, wash, clean, tidy, wash… The...
The call was for a 64-year-old woman with a cough and inability to walk. But she did not appear to...
Four years ago, Jo was diagnosed with dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease, an extremely rare...
The disarray and social upheaval caused by the virus took a life event that’s already fraught for...
When we recapped our thoughts about the venue later in the car, we both disappointedly took the...
Schulz and four colleagues reviewed the research on family caregiving for the disabled and ill...
A woman calls 911 to get help when her boyfriend has a diabetic seizure. The paramedics who...
“Society tends to say that if you have a chronic illness or disability, then you’re not sexual....
Every genital injury has the potential to permanently alter how a person has sex. The fear of no...
In September 2015, Jessica learned that she had stage 2B breast cancer, and six months later Dan...
It’s been quite some time since I’ve written my blog. Part of the reason is that things have been...
I remember the day in May 2017 when my husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer. When the...
This is my 23rd year in the caregiving trenches. Because I’ve cared for three generations of...
I am 71 years old and have been taking care of my 36 year old daughter who was born with...
My partner has extreme (and untreated) anxiety, depression, and an unbelievable amount of...