by External Article | Mar 15, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Sibling, Long Term Caregiving |
Bill was born in 1956 with Down syndrome. When he was 2½, my parents took him to what was then known as the Ontario Hospital School at Smiths Falls. We visited him every month as a family, but he never came home again. My parents, and thousands of others like them,... 
by Guest Author | Mar 22, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Child, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Planning |
The other day I was on the train and couldn’t but overhear the conversation of the two women behind me. One of them was debating if she should stay with her boyfriend, who she didn’t think was ‘the one’ so she could be sure to get married and... 
by Donna Thomson | Sep 5, 2015 | Caregiver Stories |
by Donna Thomson, author of The Four Walls of My Freedom: Lessons I’ve Learned from a Life of Caregiving When I was a teenager, I longed for something exciting to happen. Walking home from school, I prayed for tragedy, drama and romance. “Be careful what... 
by Guest Author | Sep 27, 2014 | Caregiver Stories |
by Wendy Gilker I have been caring for my profoundly handicapped daughter, Bree, for almost 34 ½ years now. Some people say it’s not Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) that I’m experiencing. Others tell me that, because I’m her mother it’s not a job, but my... 
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