by Harriet Hodgson | Sep 8, 2015 | Community Wisdom |
My husband is disabled and requires more assistance than some care receivers. More assistance means more requests. I’ve been his caregiver for two years and, as the months passed, realized I was being interrupted constantly. When I was doing laundry, or preparing... 
by Adrienne Gruberg | Feb 14, 2015 | Adrienne's Journal, After Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Wellness |
During the course of my husband’s illness, I so longed to hear “How are you doing Adrienne?” Never happened. What I did hear was “So, how’s Steve?” or “How’s treatment going?” or “What’s the next thing they can try?” I got used to it. I was the caregiver, and by... 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... 
Recent Comments