by External Article | Mar 22, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Millennial Generation |
They may have been monsters when we were growing up. But now they’re old, frail and not long for this world. Is it best to care for them — or ourselves? Nat, a 34-year-old non-binary New Zealander, describes their father as a “world-class shitty dad.” However, now...
by External Article | Oct 30, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Long Distance Caregiving, Long Term Caregiving, Planning |
A little over two years ago, my family was involved in a catastrophic car accident overseas. My younger sibling was killed, and my parents survived but are severely disabled. My father is quadriplegic, while my mother has a traumatic brain injury resulting in severe...
by Guest Author | Aug 31, 2016 | Caregiver Stories |
After we posted the real reason we don’t pay family caregivers, Carol Wright shared this response with us. Thank you for your very accurate picture of the longterm caregiver and also for the term “reciprocal altruism,” which I have never heard used...
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