by External Article | Jun 4, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Millennial Generation |
It’s easier to sink than swim. That’s what they don’t tell you. But sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between sinking and floating stagnant. Caregiving threw me from the stagnation I succumbed to. Suddenly, it wasn’t about me anymore. The focus was to get my... 
by Guest Author | Jul 22, 2018 | Baby Boom Generation, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Parent, Housing, Long Term Caregiving |
My mom is insisting that she does not want a stranger in the house. She does not need help. She is not old and frail and infirm. Only she calls me a dozen times a day, demanding I come help her with things. I run all of her errands. I check her bills when she asks me... 
by Guest Author | Jun 6, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, After Caregiving, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Parent, Grief, Long Term Caregiving |
When people find out I take care of my mom, a certain percentage of people tell me how lucky I am that I still have my mom. How I should cherish every moment. Sure, it’s hard now, but they’d give anything for just one more day. These people are assholes.... 
by Guest Author | Apr 15, 2018 | Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Parent, Journaling |
I felt like I was losing my mind a little. I was functioning, sure. I got up every morning, helped my mom get out of bed and ready. We had breakfast together, sort of, which was mostly me trying to feed her while rushing around to find everything I’d need for... 
by Guest Author | Feb 25, 2018 | Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Stories, Caregiving Relationships, Caring for a Parent, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation |
The question was what my life was a year ago, but what I want to know so badly is what my life will be like a year from now. My husband and I got married without really understanding what that meant. I want to say it was because we were too young to know any better,... 
by Iris Waichler | Dec 7, 2017 | Caregiving 101, Caring for a Parent |
I was recently doing an interview on caregiving and was asked about my preparations. I am a parent of an only child. I confess to feeling guilty about that. I don’t want her to take on the burden of being a caregiver for her parents on her own. So there are some... 
by Guest Author | Apr 5, 2017 | Caregiver Stories |
My son was born two years ago. Nothing pains me more than knowing he will never know my mom for the person she was my entire life. That someday she may not know who he is at all, when one of her biggest dreams was for a grandchild, is a terrifying and unsettling... 
by Guest Author | Apr 2, 2017 | Caregiver Stories |
What is it really like to be me… As a 66 year old looking after my 90 year old dad…it is not nice to be me right now, sadly. The year my hubby retired we had such excitement to start our travels and new journey. We got one trip in and came back to the news... 
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