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Caring for a Loved  One When You Need Care Yourself

Caring for a Loved One When You Need Care Yourself

by Harriet Hodgson | May 29, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caregiver Stories, Caregiving 101, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving | 12 comments

After my husband’s aorta dissected in 2013 I built a wheelchair-accessible townhome for us. Living there hinged upon my health. If my health started to fail we would have to move, a worrisome thought. My husband and I hoped to stay in our townhome for years. Then I...
When The Caregiver Gets Sick

When The Caregiver Gets Sick

by Renee Palumbo | Jan 8, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving | 0 comments

On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, I heard the words “You have breast cancer.”  I knew the words were coming.  Somehow, I just knew. I had had a routine mammogram the week before…a week and a half after I had noticed a lump.  A lump that my doctor had NOT noticed 3...

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