by External Article | Sep 14, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finding Caregiver Support, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving |
I’m a huge fan of Esther Perel’s podcast, Where Should We Begin? Almost two years ago her husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s Disease [at 37]. They have three [young] kids, a mortgage to pay, and he has developed some compulsive... 
by External Article | May 26, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent |
One of the most important things that losing my mum has taught me is that the burden of care falls to women and girls. My mum died of ovarian cancer 10 years ago, when I was 11. So, in my teens, I took on a different role in my family than most of my peers who still... 
by External Article | Dec 6, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Working Family Caregivers |
His ex-coworker’s husband, now part of his mind map’s constellation of wheelchair users and those who love them, might drift by as a data point, confirming his hypothesis about the pity afforded them—all because I didn’t work hard enough to convince him otherwise. I... 
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