by External Article | Jun 28, 2019 | Care Work Library, Housing, Planning |
When Imani Woody’s father had a stroke in 2005, he came home from the hospital in a wheelchair. Woody, the eldest daughter, stepped in to help. She visited every weekend, paid bills, went grocery shopping and organized prescriptions for him and her stepmother. After... 
by External Article | Mar 25, 2019 | Care Work Library, Finding Caregiver Support, Millennial Generation |
Are you helping someone hire a disability aide? This guide from Eva Sweeney will walk you through how (and where) to post an ad, what questions to ask during the screening and interview, as well as how to know if it’s not a good fit. For those who need help with... 
by External Article | Aug 7, 2018 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, For Friends & Family, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, Silent generation |
When deteriorating health forced David McClure, who is 81, to enter first one Ottawa nursing home, and then another, he felt as though he was going back into the closet, after decades out of it. “I couldn’t let my gayness show,” he said. “The looks were very... 
by External Article | Jun 8, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Generation X, Occasional Caregiving |
After coming out as a lesbian, Alison Smith was given a choice: she could be part of her family, or she could be gay. She didn’t have any contact with her parents again until her mother was dying. Her mom refused to accept her on her death bed. Then her father... 
by External Article | May 3, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finding Meaning, Generation X, Grief, Short Term Caregiving |
Jon had been sober for eight years when we met him. When, in October of 2017, we learned he was relapsing on heroin it was devastating. For months he struggled to regain his sobriety. On February 9th Jon went missing. Alex and I were terrified. We called hospitals and... 
by External Article | Nov 10, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Friend, Finances, Working Family Caregivers |
When my partner’s best friend had eye surgery, he was in a bind: He couldn’t get home to recover by himself, and his family lives on the other side of the country. Luckily, my partner is self-employed and was able to take some time to be with his friend when he needed... 
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