by Harriet Hodgson | Jan 17, 2019 | Caring for a Romantic Partner |
In 2013 the connection between my husband’s Dacron descending aorta and the real aorta failed. His health care team kept giving him transfusions but couldn’t keep pace with the blood loss. John was bleeding to death. He had three emergency operations and, during the... 
by External Article | Jan 10, 2019 | After Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finding Meaning |
Coming down from taking care of someone with cancer is like an addict going cold turkey. Every day I took care of Dan, we followed the same unbearable routine; the last weeks were especially traumatic for me. It’s been three years since his death, and I think I... 
by External Article | Jan 10, 2019 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving |
On July 26, 2013 I had a good job. I was making good money. I was contributing significantly to my family’s security, and I was stashing away funds for retirement. On July 27, 2013 I was standing at the foot of an ICU bed watching doctors and nurses intubate my... 
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