by External Article | Jun 18, 2022 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caring for a Child, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving |
The doctor told Ann that John had severely damaged his spinal cord and was paralyzed from his neck down. He was able to swivel his head from side to side, but because his circulatory system had been disrupted, causing his blood pressure to fluctuate wildly, he could... 
by External Article | Oct 23, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finances, Long Term Caregiving |
If you have had the same, unpaid caregiver – a spouse, relative, or devoted friend – for twenty-two years, like I have, you can’t help but feel guilt-ridden about 80% of the time. The other 20%, you are a team, working together, celebrating the small victories.... 
by External Article | Nov 20, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Planning, Working Family Caregivers |
Three weeks after Rachel Swidenbank and Hiroki Takeuchi got married, an accident changed everything. Tune in to Death, Sex, and Money to listen to them talk about life right after the accident and discuss how things have changed and what life is like now two years... 
by External Article | Dec 6, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Working Family Caregivers |
His ex-coworker’s husband, now part of his mind map’s constellation of wheelchair users and those who love them, might drift by as a data point, confirming his hypothesis about the pity afforded them—all because I didn’t work hard enough to convince him otherwise. I... 
by Guest Author | Nov 9, 2017 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Child, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving |
My son Trammell was paralyzed from the waist down at age of 14. Only a year and 5 weeks after his Dad developed server brain damage from being dead for an hour and twenty minutes due to Cardiac Arrest at the young age of 49. We were just beginning to get a grip on our... 
by David Waterman | Sep 6, 2016 | Caregiver Stories |
I was asked while attending church last Sunday why I had such a strong commitment to caring for those who had disabilities. The person asking the question was not being difficult, but really wanted to know why I had such a strong empathy for the disabled and if it had... 
by External Article | Jul 30, 2016 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Sibling, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation |
I hadn’t met my true self until my older sister’s accident. I was barely 15 years old at the time — a period of carefree youth. I soon became my sister’s primary caregiver, dedicating myself to her round the clock. At first, my family hired nurses to help... 
by Edward Jackowski | Jan 4, 2015 | Fitness |
Are you taking care of someone who needs help getting out of bed? Phys Ed shows us how to safely lift someone out of bed without straining your back or injuring yourself. Safe lifting tips Position yourself as close to the person being lifted as possible Face the... 
by Harriet Hodgson | Dec 17, 2014 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caregiving 101, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving |
My husband was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. He had been there for three weeks, anesthetized, hooked up to monitors, unaware of his condition or what was going on in life. His “wound,” as the medical team called it, was a giant surgical scar that... 
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