by External Article | Jan 3, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Death & Dying |
It is one of the most vexing chapters of old age: how to navigate not just the inevitable ending, but the days and months immediately before it. As the bonds of support and dependency change, how do we tell our children that it is O.K. to say goodbye? And how do we... 
by External Article | May 3, 2019 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Long Term Caregiving |
In an interview with my father, Paul Weidlinger, toward the end of his life, he told me how he held my mother in his arms as she gradually calmed down. Later that night he woke up to discover she was gone. She had left their New York apartment wearing only a raincoat.... 
by External Article | Aug 18, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Generation X, Grief, Short Term Caregiving |
Why do so many of us feel guilty after the death of a loved one? A writer is overcome with guilt for causing her mom’s death — and suspects her dad blames her, too. She fell while walking the writer’s dog and broke her hip. A year later, she died of... 
by External Article | May 30, 2018 | Care Work Library, Finances, Grief, Millennial Generation |
Lindsey Kratochwill shares her experience being financially paralyzed by grief. She is the recipient of a structured settlement after the death of her mother, but she finds herself unable to bring herself to actually use the money. Listen on Bad with... 
by Guest Author | Apr 19, 2018 | Caregiving 101 |
Denial: In the beginning, you start to notice things being a little off. This is a difficult stage because only someone close to the individual will pick on these oddities. Sometimes, this goes on for quite some time before someone other than you can start to... 
by Guest Author | Mar 11, 2018 | Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Parent, Planning |
I’m tired of feeling bad for letting things get under my skin. Yes, they mean well. But their intention doesn’t change how frustrating it can be. My mother is recovering from surgery and it’s sweet to see everyone rally around her. All the phone... 
by Kenneth Rupert | Feb 13, 2015 | Caregiver Stories |
It was January 30, 2001 – 7:41 pm. As quickly as my son was delivered by an emergency c-section, he was carried off by the nurses to the NICU. That began one of the longest nights of my life. After several hours, my wife began to wonder why they had not brought our... 
by Joy Walker | Dec 19, 2014 | Caregiving 101, Planning |
The Boy Scouts of America have adopted the motto, “If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” I like this motto since I am a fan of organization and thinking ahead, but I find it particularly apt when applied to caregiving – and when I talk to caregivers. Preparation... 
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