by External Article | Feb 4, 2022 | Caring for a Parent, Generation Z, Long Distance Caregiving, Silent generation |
I pull up in front of the house, knowing Dad will not be waiting to greet me. Having trouble remembering when that stopped, but it has been over a year. A year like no other … what am I going to find today? How much food mouldering on the counters, sitting in pots on... 
by External Article | Nov 22, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Long Term Caregiving |
It’s hard to change roles after living a certain way for decades. Dementia — and aging in general — forces our roles with certain family members to undergo dramatic changes. Producer B.A. Parker started recording her calls with her father because she... 
by Guest Author | Jun 30, 2018 | Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Parent, Death & Dying, Finding Meaning |
People talk about caregiving for a parent as a reversal of roles. Yes, one day they’re helping us get dressed in the morning and then one day it’s us who is holding a sleeve out and gently washing their face. As they care for us they’re teaching us... 
by Harriet Hodgson | Jun 1, 2016 | Caregiver Stories |
In 2013 my husband John had severe chest pain. I drove him to the hospital emergency department. The diagnosis was aortic dissection. A retired physician, my husband made this diagnosis before he walked in the hospital door. He was bleeding to death and the health... 
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