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Constant Caregiving Requests: How Can You Cope?

Constant Caregiving Requests: How Can You Cope?

by Harriet Hodgson | Sep 8, 2015 | Community Wisdom | 10 comments

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...
Am I Happy?

Am I Happy?

by Adrienne Gruberg | Feb 14, 2015 | Adrienne's Journal, After Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Wellness | 1 comment

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...

Caregiving addiction: It’s more real than you might think!

by Bob Harrison | Dec 24, 2014 | Baby Boom Generation, Because of Annie, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Grief, Long Term Caregiving | 0 comments

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...

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