by External Article | Aug 7, 2022 | After Caregiving, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Death & Dying |
She said she had something to tell me but that she was afraid. I reached for her trembling hand, telling her sweetly, naïvely, that it would be okay, whatever it was, that we would be okay. She said she’d had leukemia and had thought it was in remission, but it was...
by External Article | Mar 4, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving |
I was my 84-year-old mom’s live-in caregiver until her death last October. We shared a home for the last 10 years of her life because it was helpful for both of us. She needed someone to help carry in the groceries, and I needed a place to live. Like too many other...
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