by External Article | Jan 6, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Stories |
The exercise was part of a four-hour training session called SENSE, which uses a mock supermarket recreated at BMV by the international chain REWE to give nursing students a first hand experience on what it’s like for people with disabilities to shop at inaccessible... 
by External Article | Sep 30, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner |
Housekeeping seemed simple to me: clean, tidy, wash, clean, tidy, wash, clean, tidy, wash… The talk therapist would later refer to this an addiction. When I scoffed saying that it was a bit of an exaggeration, she leaned forward and said calmly, “That’s what addicts... 
by External Article | Jul 13, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Burnout, Caring for a Parent, Housing, Long Term Caregiving |
I am a single mom caring for my semi-paralysed father in India and supporting my two sons. In December 2014, my widowed father fell ill and moved in with me and my sons in Chennai, and together, we handled a flood of problems, both figurative (his cataract operations,... 
by External Article | Mar 25, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finding Caregiver Support, Housing |
You don’t know what you’re really made of until you have to take care of someone you love while also taking care of your own serious health condition, too. How do I know? I learned by living it. I was my 84-year-old mom’s live-in caregiver until her death last... 
by External Article | Mar 4, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving |
I was my 84-year-old mom’s live-in caregiver until her death last October. We shared a home for the last 10 years of her life because it was helpful for both of us. She needed someone to help carry in the groceries, and I needed a place to live. Like too many other... 
by External Article | May 16, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child |
On doctor’s advice, we had ceded control to my stepson over his meds. He needed to have the responsibility, they said. We needed to trust him. We thought he was on track, and the shock of this revelation was almost as big of a gut punch as when he first got sick.... by External Article | Nov 19, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Neighbor, Occasional Caregiving, Working Family Caregivers |
We had a lady that called that was selling the trikes that we sell, and she wanted to get out of the business. She had her own special needs child and needed more time to deal with her own stuff, so she recommended that we take over. We took over from the company, and... 
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