I was my dad’s caregiver through his fatal illness. I had no idea I’d be at risk for PTSD.

I was my dad’s caregiver through his fatal illness. I had no idea I’d be at risk for PTSD.

by | Dec 12, 2018 | After Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Grief, Long Distance Caregiving, Millennial Generation | 0 comments

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...