The Key to Fitness

The Key to Fitness

It’s 5:30pm, the end of a hectic workday and you are looking forward to going to your gym to take a 6 P.M. exercise class.  But just as you are about to walk out the door, your boss informs you that you must complete and important project so that it’s ready...
Meet Jeanie: Caring for a son with TBI

Meet Portia A.

Who is a caregiver? Nearly 1/3 of Americans serve as family caregivers and millions more serve as paid professional caregivers. The Caregiver Space is sharing their stories. Portia A. Who am I? I am 42 years old. I’m a single parent of one adult son. I take care...
PTSD and the Caregiver

PTSD and the Caregiver

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...

The Noose

In November of 2007, I returned to the workforce after staying home with my three kids for ten years. My youngest child was in Kindergarten, and I needed something beyond the mommy and household stuff. I also wanted to start contributing financially. We had decided to...

Mom & Margaret

My brother and his wife while visiting my mother found her speaking to her “friend.” They were able to capture this special moment which truly shows us how two people with Alzheimer’s can connect. We, as a family, did not feel that my mother was...