by External Article | Jul 17, 2022 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Millennial Generation |
I was on the subway headed to a friend’s comedy show on the Lower East Side when I received a call that changed every plan I had for myself. I answered and stepped off the train, and from that moment on, everything moved like lightning. Within a couple of days, I was... 
by External Article | Feb 7, 2022 | Art, Death & Dying, Finances, For Friends & Family |
“I wrote/drew this opinion piece for the LA Times two years ago, right before COVID drastically changed the landscape of… well, everything. Unfortunately, care for seriously ill loved ones has not gotten any easier during the pandemic, and patients and families... 
by External Article | Feb 26, 2020 | Care Work Library, Death & Dying |
Many of us think we want to die at home, surrounded by friends and family. Unfortunately, a profit-driven healthcare and insurance system have turned this into a nightmare. Family members are so busy providing medical and nursing care that they are unable to spend... 
by Guest Author | Aug 10, 2017 | Caregiver News |
Alzheimer’s disease now affects an estimated 5.5 million Americans, and after decades of feverish work, researchers have so far failed to find a treatment that halts or reverses the inexorable loss of memory, function and thinking ability that characterize this... 
by Guest Author | Apr 18, 2017 | Caregiver Stories |
Evelyn Corsini and her family allowed photographer Francine Orr to document the final months of her life, to observe caregiving. Orr’s interest was journalistic but also personal: As the caregiver for her father, she had been living the story herself for more... 
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