by External Article | Jan 14, 2023 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caring for a Parent, Long Term Caregiving |
Do people act as if you’re choosing to do all that you do? And choosing to have no time for yourself? This article by Cassie Green on Kapok explains the relationship and cultural dynamics that push people into providing for others, even at great cost to... 
by External Article | Feb 21, 2020 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving |
From Donna Thomson: Caregiving is not a competition. But this is a special shoutout to parents of children with disabilities whose work may go on for the lifetime of the child. A dear friend is now nursing her husband at home who has terminal lung cancer. But she gave... 
by External Article | Oct 30, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Client, Caring for a Parent, For Professional Caregivers, The Paid Perspective |
Nurses must meet the complex and diverse needs of the people they care for—washing, dressing, meal times, medication, counselling, liaising with social services—at the expense of lunch breaks and evenings. Feelings of guilt and panic pervade the working day. If you... 
by Harriet Hodgson | Jan 22, 2019 | Finding Caregiver Support |
I have a caregiving support system. Yes ___ No ___ It includes family, friends, and spiritual/religious support. Yes ___ No ___ Paid caregivers are part of my support system. Yes ___ No ___ Family members are part of my support system. Yes ___... 
by Iris Waichler | May 3, 2017 | Finding Meaning |
We all recognize that caregiving is a complex task. It can bring a new closeness with the person you are caring for. It can inevitably bring a flood of emotions including compassion, nostalgia, gratitude, devotion, frustration, grief, sadness, love, guilt, and anger.... 
by Peter Rosenberger | Apr 11, 2017 | Finding Meaning |
In the face of overwhelming odds, we put ourselves in an often impossible situation, and keep doing it armed with little else than love—while spending blood, sweat, and treasure. I wouldn’t hang around somebody who treats me the way I treat myself, and I’ll bet... 
by External Article | Oct 15, 2015 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caregiver Burnout, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Death & Dying, Grief |
George had always taken care of everything — doing the cooking, paying the bills, deciding what we should do for fun and driving us there to do it. When he was diagnosed with metastasized male breast cancer in 2009, he chose to handle his treatment on his own. He... 
by External Article | Oct 2, 2013 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiving Relationships, Finding Meaning |
The mind “has a cruel habit of misplacing its wisdom whenever you need it most. There are certain truths I really need to remember when I’m in a panicky state, which is exactly the time they are hardest to remember. So you may want to bookmark these gentle... 
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