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For the Disability Community, Britney Spears’ Situation Is All Too Familiar

For the Disability Community, Britney Spears’ Situation Is All Too Familiar

by External Article | Jun 29, 2021 | Care Work Library, Long Term Caregiving | 0 comments

It’s actually very difficult to end the conservatorship or guardianship under any circumstances. There’s a case of a young man named Ryan King. He’s not a young man anymore. It’s been years. So Ryan King finished high school and has an intellectual disability. And his...
My Aging Parents Need Parenting

My Aging Parents Need Parenting

by External Article | Jun 4, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent | 0 comments

I’m in my 30s and live about a three-hour drive from my 60-year-old parents—we once used to live in the same town. Each time I return home to see them, I am increasingly concerned by how shabby and dirty their space is. Read more in Slate. Photo: Shutterstock / Joseph...
For the Disability Community, Britney Spears’ Situation Is All Too Familiar

I Want to Buy My Dying Mom One Last Night With a Stud

by External Article | Apr 18, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent | 0 comments

Q: My mother is in her late-50s and has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. She tried one round of radiation, but now she is resigned to her fate and doesn’t want more treatment. She is still mentally alert and vivacious. I disagree with her decision, but I...
Help! I Found Out My Boyfriend Cheated the Same Week He Found Out He Has Cancer.

Help! I Found Out My Boyfriend Cheated the Same Week He Found Out He Has Cancer.

by External Article | Mar 25, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Millennial Generation, Short Term Caregiving | 0 comments

Trapped: I found out my boyfriend was cheating on me the same week his test results came back confirming he has cancer, a highly aggressive kind. I went from bawling my eyes out and planning on deleting his number to holding him on the couch as he fell apart weeping....

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