by External Article | Nov 21, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Occasional Caregiving |
For my wife, a drive is never just a drive, because she struggles with a set of illnesses that are as frustrating and mystifying as they are debilitating. Which means, of course, that so do I. I thought I knew what I was getting into when we started dating. Em told me... 
by External Article | Nov 10, 2017 | After Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Generation X, Grief, Long Term Caregiving |
I see my mother as a woman whose life had been bottlenecked by pain. First, her trauma was unresolved. Then it became stagnant, then rotten, then completely toxic, eventually destroying her body, just like it had her mind. Her sadness grew bigger and she got smaller... 
by External Article | Sep 19, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Friend, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finances, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving |
For the last eight months, I haven’t had a job. But my husband continues to do his share of the housework. We don’t have a schedule or count pennies. I do some cooking and most of the laundry when I’m feeling well; when I’m not, I stay in bed and become depressed and... by Alexandra Axel | Sep 18, 2012 | Outside Resources |
While on vacation in Seattle, my friends brought me to Left Bank Books to browse the unique selection of literature. Having always had the dream to start my own, the first stop for me was the zine section. I happened upon the third issue of the zine, When Language... 
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