by External Article | Sep 30, 2023 | Caring for a Grandparent, Millennial Generation |
“When my grandpa began to fade, I didn’t realize that I would be the one who’d fracture. Nor did I realize how precipitously someone can slip away. Not long ago, my 97 year-old grandfather, a decorated World War II veteran, was living a proudly autonomous life....
by External Article | Sep 29, 2021 | Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Millennial Generation |
The ache of watching a loved one grow smaller was hard enough. But I also wasn’t prepared for the way care-taking would force me to tamp down my queerness — and to become smaller myself. Despite coming out to my grandpa years ago, I still internalized the pressure to...
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