by External Article | Feb 13, 2019 | Care Work Library, Finding Caregiver Support |
I think we can all relate to how good it can feel to vent…and the ways it can go wrong when someone tries to solve our problems or thinks we’re angry at them. This article has some nice guidelines for getting catharsis without accidentally stirring up... 
by External Article | Sep 25, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving |
I’ve watched for 10 years as she lived with cancer. Watched as her mother, father, brother died while she went through chemotherapy. Watched the bone marrow extractions. Watched the drainage tube being installed in her abdomen to syphon off the fluid. Watched the... 
by Cori Carl | May 21, 2017 | Community Wisdom |
No matter how rewarding caregiving can be or how much we love the person we’re caring for, caregiving is frustrating. Frustration just comes with the package. We’re human and caregiving inevitably involves situations and tasks that are inherently... 
by External Article | Feb 4, 2016 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Burnout, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Generation X, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, Wellness |
A couple of years ago Williams started the r/caregivers subreddit. It’s a place where he and fellow caregivers can talk about the stresses, questions, and sadnesses that come with supporting an incapacitated loved one. The community is small but dedicated, and... 
by Arthur Roeser | May 9, 2015 | Baby Boom Generation, Caring for a Parent, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, Notes from the Problem Child |
This is part one of Notes from the Problem Child On my father’s 92nd birthday, my mom, brother and I marked the occasion by getting rid of all his clothes. He wouldn’t be needing them anymore. By that time, he’d been dead nearly 5 weeks. Two thoughts echoing inside... 
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