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What Happens When a Woman Has to Be Everything to Everyone

What Happens When a Woman Has to Be Everything to Everyone

by External Article | Apr 15, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Long Distance Caregiving, Sandwich Generation | 0 comments

Lately, I’ve taken to saying that my goal is to luxuriate in the sweet interludes between moments of crisis. Let me warn my millennial friends now: If you have kids in your late 30s, there’s a good chance you’ll someday find yourself stuck at the intersection of...
In Honor of Mother’s Day: Stories about moms

In Honor of Mother’s Day: Stories about moms

by External Article | May 11, 2018 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Long Distance Caregiving, Occasional Caregiving | 0 comments

A year after rehab, Jamie Brickhouse is struggling with a relapse as his mother starts to deteriorate. Normally she’s so put together, but during his parents visit to see him in NYC, it’s clear that she’s not herself anymore. After police encounters...
Facing the challenges of long-distance caregiving

Facing the challenges of long-distance caregiving

by Joy Johnston | Nov 11, 2017 | Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Client, For Professional Caregivers, Long Distance Caregiving | 1 comment

When you suddenly find yourself in a long-distance caregiving situation, you realize how much every mile of separation means. Every time I made that trip from Georgia to New Mexico as my parents’ health declined, I was reminded of the consequences of living so...
Don’t Let Me Be, Forgotten

Don’t Let Me Be, Forgotten

by Guest Author | Jul 18, 2017 | Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Grandparent | 3 comments

The Art of losing isn’t hard to master, so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, an hour badly spent. The art of losing isn’t hard to master. Then practice...
5 Ways to be a Happier Millennial Caregiver

5 Ways to be a Happier Millennial Caregiver

by Melissa Bilchik | Jun 12, 2017 | Caregiver Stories, Finding Meaning | 2 comments

When I first became my mom’s caregiver, I thought that being a happy caregiver was is a bit of an oxymoron. To those who are thrown into caregiving, it often feels like a thankless job. And whether you’re caring for a loved one alone or with a team of...
Five Long Distance Caregiving Experiences and Lessons Learned

Five Long Distance Caregiving Experiences and Lessons Learned

by Caroline H. Sheppard, MSW | May 13, 2017 | Caregiver Stories | 0 comments

Over a fourteen year period, I had five different family members who needed help quickly and unexpectedly. Did I live near any of them? NO! Was it worth it? Yes it was!  Would I do it again? Yes, but admittedly with some trepidation. Was any of it planned? Absolutely...
Yahrzeit

Yahrzeit

by Adrienne Gruberg | Feb 16, 2016 | Adrienne's Journal, After Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Caring for a Parent | 9 comments

Today is my mother’s yahrzeit—the anniversary of her death on the Jewish calendar. I was a long distance caregiver to her for the three years she lived after my dad passed away. I’m living proof that you can dislike someone intensely and yet truly care for them. It’s...
The long-distance caregiver

The long-distance caregiver

by Alexandra Axel | Oct 25, 2015 | The Caregiver's Toolbox | 1 comment

Almost seven million Americans consider themselves to be long-distance caregivers, almost 11% of the country’s caregiving population.

8 gifts for the caregiver in your life

8 gifts for the caregiver in your life

by Michelle Daly | May 17, 2015 | For Friends & Family | 1 comment

It can be difficult to show your support, especially when you’re far away. Here are ways you can help your friends and family who are providing hands-on care and remind them how much you appreciate what they do. Of course, I encourage you to ask the caregiver...
What I did with what I learned from caregiving

What I did with what I learned from caregiving

by Adrienne Gruberg | Sep 12, 2013 | Adrienne's Journal, After Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Caregiver News, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Distance Caregiving, Long Term Caregiving | 0 comments

Today, the work I do it is a real manifestation of the love and devotion that went into my caregiving experience.

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