by Guest Author | Feb 26, 2019 | Baby Boom Generation, Caring for a Romantic Partner |
You’d think I’d have gotten used to it after four years, ten neurosurgical operations, drug-resistant infections and falls in the middle of the night, but it’s lifting up my husband’s wheelchair to put it into the car that I hate the most. The wheelchair’s handlebars... 
by STAT news | Jun 20, 2018 | Baby Boom Generation, Caring for a Parent, Death & Dying, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, Working Family Caregivers |
The younger Peshkin, 48, studies the biology of aging at Harvard Medical School in Boston. A broad-shouldered man with a twinkle always lurking in his brown eyes, Peshkin has been obsessed with aging since childhood because he worried that his father — then as old as... 
by Guest Author | Jan 14, 2018 | Baby Boom Generation, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving |
For twenty years I’ve devoted myself to my family. Everything I do I do for them. Everything has changed this year. My loved one’s mental illness, and ways of coping, have gone out of control. I cannot control this. I can help, I can guide, but I cannot... 
by Peter Rosenberger | Apr 11, 2017 | Finding Meaning |
In the face of overwhelming odds, we put ourselves in an often impossible situation, and keep doing it armed with little else than love—while spending blood, sweat, and treasure. I wouldn’t hang around somebody who treats me the way I treat myself, and I’ll bet... 
by David Waterman | Sep 6, 2016 | Caregiver Stories |
I was asked while attending church last Sunday why I had such a strong commitment to caring for those who had disabilities. The person asking the question was not being difficult, but really wanted to know why I had such a strong empathy for the disabled and if it had... 
by Jessica | May 20, 2016 | Caregiver Stories |
As a caregiver I try NOT to focus on all that I am actually responsible for because the magnitude of this is so overwhelming that I would be too frightened to leave my bed in the mornings! I see the responsibilities being categorized into two groups which are... 
by Kerri Ames | Aug 9, 2015 | Caregiver Stories |
The conversation started innocently. I was at a friend’s cookout. A mutual friend and I began conversing about CCD (Catholic education). Bridget is of the age to begin CCD and learn the rites of passage in the faith. There are just a few small problems with that: 1.... 
by Judith Swartz | Feb 16, 2015 | Caregiver Stories |
Psalms 104:4 “He makes winds his messengers…” A confirmation for me My quiet time is on my deck – my little corner of nature. Quiet time was limited to a few minutes, but I was able to find those at least once a day. Prayers were constant, but... 
by The Caregiver Space | Feb 8, 2015 | Baby Boom Generation, Caregiver Stories, Finding Meaning, Interviews, Long Term Caregiving |
I’ve been a single parent since 1993 at which time I went back to school to get my Bachelor’s degree in Education. I taught math for about 8 years and then went into full time ministry. I founded Dove’s Fire Ministries and was bound for Africa before my son’s... by The Caregiver Space | Jan 11, 2015 | Baby Boom Generation, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Parent, Finding Meaning, Interviews, Long Term Caregiving |
I’m a wife of 19.5 years to my husband, Ron. Full time caregiver, student, wife, and homemaker. I quit working 1.5 years ago to be home with Ron full time. I volunteer part time at church doing pre-marital counseling and serving as the care coordinator and... 
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