by External Article | Oct 23, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finances, Long Term Caregiving |
If you have had the same, unpaid caregiver – a spouse, relative, or devoted friend – for twenty-two years, like I have, you can’t help but feel guilt-ridden about 80% of the time. The other 20%, you are a team, working together, celebrating the small victories.... 
by Dorothy Saunders | Feb 19, 2015 | Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finding Caregiver Support, Finding Meaning |
How do people cope when their lives are turned upside down? A young newlywed pulls out of his garage on a seemingly average day, headed to work. He never makes it to the office – a horrific car accident causes permanent paralysis from his neck down. An active woman... 
by Kristen Sachs | Feb 10, 2015 | Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Grief |
February 13, 2014. The day I became a caregiver. That was the day Jeff came home following nearly seven months spent in three hospitals after his spinal cord injury. Of course I had been preparing for my role of caregiver for months. The nurses, therapists, and staff... by Bob Harrison | Dec 24, 2014 | Baby Boom Generation, Because of Annie, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Grief, Long Term Caregiving |
On November 2nd, 2010, I lost my wife Annie to a blood cancer. As Annie’s caregiver for thirty months, we were always looking over our shoulders, dealing with a prognosis that was exceeded within the first three weeks of her diagnosis. So I was always dealing... by Renee Palumbo | Sep 11, 2014 | Caregiver Stories |
In November of 2007, I returned to the workforce after staying home with my three kids for ten years. My youngest child was in Kindergarten, and I needed something beyond the mommy and household stuff. I also wanted to start contributing financially. We had decided to... 
by External Article | Jan 26, 2012 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caregiving Relationships, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving, Working Family Caregivers |
I am in my early 50s, and almost a decade ago my husband suffered a traumatic brain hemorrhage, which left him with the mental capacity of a perpetual 11-year-old. I am the center of his universe, and not in a good way. I work part time, and when I go out he’s afraid... 
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