by External Article | Feb 1, 2023 | Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation |
I knew what was going on the moment I rushed up two flights of stairs and found him. The kind of stroke my husband Roland had that morning, basilar artery ischemic, is not the sort of thing you want to be googling. It has a high mortality rate in cases where the... 
by External Article | Jul 22, 2022 | Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving |
That attack marked the beginning of our struggle to navigate a relationship transformed by trauma. Since then, I think I’ve read just about everything that has been written about how to support a loved one healing from post-traumatic stress. Among other things, I’ve... 
by External Article | Feb 19, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child |
Post-traumatic stress disorder in combat soldiers is receiving greater attention and wider societal recognition. Now doctors and researchers are trying to do the same for a group that has similar symptoms: parents of children with life-threatening medical conditions.... 
by External Article | Jan 10, 2019 | After Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finding Meaning |
Coming down from taking care of someone with cancer is like an addict going cold turkey. Every day I took care of Dan, we followed the same unbearable routine; the last weeks were especially traumatic for me. It’s been three years since his death, and I think I... 
by External Article | Dec 19, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child |
Through recent research studies, it is clear that PTSD is a factor in the lives of parents, especially mothers, raising children with disabilities. For example, we know that moms raising children with Autism have stress hormone levels consistent with those of combat... 
by External Article | Dec 12, 2018 | After Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Grief, Long Distance Caregiving, Millennial Generation |
I was 32 and living in Los Angeles when I became my father’s caregiver, following his diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare degenerative brain disease that affects walking, swallowing and speech. Many people associate the term “caregiver” with a hired... 
by External Article | Dec 6, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving |
We are built for survival, but sometimes the ways in which we survive — and ensure the survival of our fragile children — have steep costs.While Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that is most commonly associated with combat veterans, it can result... 
by External Article | Mar 13, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Sibling, Grief, Millennial Generation |
Four years ago, following a long battle with a severe prescription drug addiction, Jessica took her own life. She was one month shy of turning 23. The last thing Sarah ever said to her was, “I hate you and wish you were dead.” Like most sisterly bonds, theirs... 
by Guest Author | Jan 2, 2018 | Caregiver News |
A recent study showed approximately one-fifth of patients with cancer experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) several months after diagnosis, and many of these patients continued to live with PTSD years later. Published early online in CANCER, a... 
by External Article | Aug 28, 2017 | After Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Sibling, Grief, Occasional Caregiving |
My older brother, Bill, had lit himself on fire in front of the Veteran’s Hospital where he was being treated for a damaged knee sustained when parachuting in Panama during our “War on Drugs.” He was also being treated for alcoholism, and diagnosed with PTSD. For... 
by Lifezette | Apr 7, 2017 | Caregiver News |
In 1983, a ground-breaking white paper by then-Chief of Staff of the Army General John A. Wickham Jr. on the importance of increasing support to the Army family put into motion the Army Family Action Plan, or AFAP. General Wickham asserted that a healthy family... 
by Guest Author | Jan 30, 2017 | Wellness |
Music plays a significant role in nearly everyone’s life, but for some people it represents much more than an invitation to dance or a soundtrack for the morning commute. Researchers have found that music therapy provides a diversion from negative feelings and helps... 
by David Waterman | Sep 3, 2015 | Caregiver Stories |
I started doing caregiving for a select few people while I lived in Colorado. My first client was Harold, a Korean War Vet who lost his legs when an artillery round went off near him in combat. Harold was a man wracked with pain, often unable to sleep due to the... 
by Michelle Erfer | Dec 29, 2014 | Caregiver News, Caregiver Stories |
The Caregiver Space is where we can gain strength and support through sharing our stories and reading about others’ experiences. As 2014 draws to a close, we take this opportunity to highlight posts from our Caregivers Stories series that you may have... 
by The Caregiver Space | Oct 19, 2014 | Interviews |
Who is a caregiver? Nearly 1/3 of Americans serve as family caregivers and millions more serve as paid professional caregivers. The Caregiver Space is sharing their stories. Todd M. Who are you caring for? What is their condition? I care for my wife, Marie. She has... 
by Guest Author | Sep 27, 2014 | Caregiver Stories |
by Wendy Gilker I have been caring for my profoundly handicapped daughter, Bree, for almost 34 ½ years now. Some people say it’s not Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) that I’m experiencing. Others tell me that, because I’m her mother it’s not a job, but my... 
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