by External Article | Sep 6, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Millennial Generation, Sandwich Generation, Working Family Caregivers |
Daughters said they sacrificed careers when their relatives wouldn’t. Others said hiring help sapped finances. And more than a few found treasured final moments with loved ones despite the overwhelming work of caring for them. After The Times published a pair of... 
by External Article | Jul 11, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Generation X, Housing, Long Term Caregiving |
Millions of middle-aged women struggle to care for ailing older relatives, and the crisis is only getting worse. So why is no one talking about it? Baden-Mayer, a freckled forty-five-year-old, put her house on Airbnb three years ago and moved with her husband and two... 
by External Article | May 26, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Stories |
Every Woman Who’s Caring for Aging Parents Deserves a Break from Reality When my brother died three years ago, my mother’s mind had begun taking turns down fanciful paths with views far more lovely than the one reality offers. She started to have spells... 
by External Article | May 26, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent |
One of the most important things that losing my mum has taught me is that the burden of care falls to women and girls. My mum died of ovarian cancer 10 years ago, when I was 11. So, in my teens, I took on a different role in my family than most of my peers who still... 
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