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‘A Last Act of Intimate Kindness’

‘A Last Act of Intimate Kindness’

by External Article | Aug 19, 2022 | Caring for a Sibling, Short Term Caregiving | 0 comments

I am the only family member with whom Jay maintained contact for the last three decades. Over that time, we communicated exclusively through email and cards I sent to a post office box. … The hospital discharged Jay with a bag hanging from his chest to drain...
‘A Last Act of Intimate Kindness’

How My Father Escaped Jail for Christmas

by External Article | Dec 25, 2021 | Caring for a Parent, Death & Dying | 0 comments

My mother and father never married. This meant, as my mother explained, that I was his legal next of kin, responsible for making his medical decisions. This responsibility, already complex because of his lack of a living will, would prove to be even more fraught...
A Marriage Stressed by Obsessions and Compulsions

A Marriage Stressed by Obsessions and Compulsions

by External Article | Aug 6, 2021 | Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Millennial Generation, Occasional Caregiving, Sandwich Generation | 0 comments

As soon as we learned a new baby was on the way, Mike’s anxiety became more than an occasional visitor: It officially moved in. We recently had bought a family-size home with a yard in Seattle, and suddenly he saw danger everywhere. When someone you trust starts to...
He Couldn’t Remember That We Broke Up

He Couldn’t Remember That We Broke Up

by External Article | Jul 9, 2021 | Caring for a Friend | 0 comments

To break up with someone is to lose the imagined future you would create together, but you would always share the landscape of your collective past. If Sam could not remember, I would be alone in that landscape. His doctor said we had a window of opportunity to...
‘A Last Act of Intimate Kindness’

The Day His Journal Went Blank

by External Article | Feb 5, 2021 | Caring for a Parent, Generation Z, Long Distance Caregiving, Long Term Caregiving, Occasional Caregiving | 0 comments

Almost five years ago, when my father was 62, he learned he had Alzheimer’s disease. Over this time, my mother and I have watched his decline. He forgets his friends’ names and can no longer read. Every morning, he sits in a baby blue polka-dot towel and waits for one...
Will They See Me as a Son, a Daughter or a Stranger?

Will They See Me as a Son, a Daughter or a Stranger?

by External Article | Aug 28, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Stories | 0 comments

Early on, they wrote me a letter encouraging me to reconsider my decision to become a man. The message, while cruel, was likely founded in misinformation, fear and concern for me, but that was no comfort in the midst of a life-changing journey, which now would not...
Preparing My Family for Life Without Me

Preparing My Family for Life Without Me

by External Article | Jun 7, 2019 | Care Work Library, Death & Dying, For Friends & Family | 0 comments

I wanted to create a sense of stability while my children, then 8 and 11, were still innocent enough to believe that life could be stable. I wanted to create a sense of hope while my husband, Jonathan, was still young enough to start over. Although I was only 45, my...

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