by External Article | Mar 13, 2023 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finding Caregiver Support, Long Term Caregiving |
Cindy McCaffery provides support to her husband John who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia more than a decade ago, at age 48. Over the years, she has come to understand the importance of active living, and its apparent role in slowing down brain disease... 
by Guest Author | Apr 13, 2018 | Caregiver Stories |
When does it cross into caregiving? Sometimes it seems like there are only two camps of caregivers: the ones who are martyrs who have served 24/7 for decades and the ones who view any acknowledgement of how difficult caregiving can be as sniveling. One group will... 
by External Article | Dec 6, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Working Family Caregivers |
His ex-coworker’s husband, now part of his mind map’s constellation of wheelchair users and those who love them, might drift by as a data point, confirming his hypothesis about the pity afforded them—all because I didn’t work hard enough to convince him otherwise. I... 
by External Article | Oct 16, 2016 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Grief, Housing, Millennial Generation, Planning, Sandwich Generation |
The stroke affected the right side of her body and because it occurred on the left side of the brain where language is, she is also suffering from Aphasia, which affects her verbal communication. I switch 12-hour shifts at the hospital with my father. I massage her,... 
by Isabella Leung | Jun 18, 2016 | Caregiver Stories |
Identifying as an emerging caregiver Until my mother suffered a stroke last year, I did not think of myself as a caregiver. Her health had not been great in recent years. I started to accompany her on doctor’s visits when she switched her primary care physician. I... 
by Cori Carl | Jun 28, 2015 | Caregiving 101, Finding Caregiver Support |
There are so many different terms for people who do what we do: caregiver, caretaker, carer, care partner, family healthcare administrator. And of course, so many identify simply as a son, daughter, husband, wife, cousin, friend, neighbor, etc. Why does our identity... 
by Kelly Sheets | Jun 5, 2015 | For Professional Caregivers |
Last year I attended an excellent conference called the Pioneer Network Conference. After one of the fabulous sessions I spoke with the leader who is well-respected in the Culture Change movement. When she heard my company name she looked at me and said, “Did you like... 
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