by External Article | Mar 20, 2019 | After Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Working Family Caregivers |
Annabelle moved home for the last few weeks before her mother died of cancer. She focused on the details, while her brother took care of a lot of the emotional labor that Annabelle wasn’t capable of. During and after her mom’s illness, she threw herself...
by External Article | Apr 19, 2016 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finding Meaning, Generation X, Grief, Short Term Caregiving, Working Family Caregivers |
After her father had a stroke, Amy Seimetz moved home to care for him. She juggled her work as an actor and a filmmaker while making medical decisions for her dad and providing supportive care for three years until he died. Her experience as a caregiver — facing...
by External Article | Oct 11, 2015 | Care Work Library, Caregiving Relationships, Caring for a Parent, Generation X, Housing, Working Family Caregivers |
Mom was diagnosed with FTD dementia 6 months earlier and my siblings and I thought it’d be best for me to end my 10-year hiatus in San Diego and move in with her until we could figure out what to do. Within a couple months I was able to land my dream job – Senior...
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