How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men
While COVID-19 has killed 1 out of every 800 African Americans, a toll that overwhelms the imagination, even more stunning is the deadly efficiency with which it has targeted young Black men like Bates. One study using data through July found that Black people ages 35...
The cartoonist drawing comics about his mother’s Alzheimer’s
When Ted Rall’s mother started showing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, it meant that Rall, who is an only child, had to navigate nursing homes and crushing medical bills without the help of siblings. “It’s incredibly isolating,” he said. For the first time in his...
When you give a friend a kidney
Brandon and Scott met as adversaries in a union negotiation and somehow became golf buddies. Dustin was the other guy obsessed enough with golf to play every day in the middle of winter. They started a group chat where they swapped jokes and delved into deep...
Ivan & Marcia
Ivan opens up about his 20-plus year journey as the primary caregiver for his wife following her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. On top of his newfound caregiving duties, he delves into the difficulty of facing and channeling his anger, confronting his own notions of...
What is barbershop therapy?
Amid the sound of television and hair clippers buzzing around him at Goodfellas Barbershop in Little Rock, Arkansas, Lorenzo Lewis was trying to get a man wearing a mask to talk about his emotional pain. Lewis asked the man how he was doing. “I’m good, I’m good,” he...
This Is What It’s Like Slowly Losing Both Parents To Dementia
I wonder if I’m dreaming the whole thing. Is this really my mother? She’s walking around in circles, yelling and cursing about people “breaking into her house.” This exhausted, disheveled woman with fear in her eyes and venom in her voice is a...
Unsung heroes: male nurses
Though male nurses make up a small minority of the nursing population, they still manage to be the butts of a majority of jokes when it comes to the medical profession. However, that shouldn’t be the case and our buddies over at Online Nursing Schools decided it was...
Caregivers matter!
It is a shame that the public still doesn’t understand the importance of caregivers. They are rarely included in popular discourse, thus remaining the “invisible patient.” Caregivers need much more financial and emotional support than they are currently receiving from...
What do I do now?
It was January 30, 2001 – 7:41 pm. As quickly as my son was delivered by an emergency c-section, he was carried off by the nurses to the NICU. That began one of the longest nights of my life. After several hours, my wife began to wonder why they had not brought our...
11 ways to navigate challenges
One caregiving dad’s advice to help others navigate and cope with terrible challenges, like TBI.
Male Caregivers: Infographic
Male caregivers are often recognized as an afterthought. While females make up the majority demographic of caregivers, we must not undermine the incredible care men provide for their loved ones.
Male caregivers: Asking for help
Why is it that men have such a hard time asking for directions when they’re lost?
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