by External Article | Nov 10, 2017 | After Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Generation X, Grief, Long Term Caregiving |
I see my mother as a woman whose life had been bottlenecked by pain. First, her trauma was unresolved. Then it became stagnant, then rotten, then completely toxic, eventually destroying her body, just like it had her mind. Her sadness grew bigger and she got smaller... 
by External Article | Sep 11, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Millennial Generation |
When I was a kid, my Dad taught me all about werewolves. Little did I know he was preparing me to understand his depression. Decades later, the werewolf analogy still helps me make sense of my father. Because, as with a werewolf, it is impossible to peel the man and... 
by External Article | Dec 1, 2016 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caregiver Burnout, Caring for a Child, Caring for a Client, Caring for a Sibling, Death & Dying, Finding Caregiver Support, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation, The Paid Perspective |
A family and their home health aids tells the story of their brother (and son) jumping off his balcony and sustaining a TBI. They’ll never know what caused him to do it. What happens next? What choices did they have to make about his care? How do they keep him... 
by April | May 13, 2015 | Caregiver Stories |
I recently came across the Kim Kardashian/Dr. Drew produced show #Redflag on HLN. While I have a certain distaste for Hollywood, I was somewhat taken aback when I found myself relating to the first episode, which premiered at the beginning of the month. It featured a... 
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