by External Article | Apr 3, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving, Planning |
When I say dependent, of course, I mean on us. Ravi is 72 now and I am 60. The circle of life has not passed us by either. We are old parents to be caring for a helpless young one. Moy Moy, though not heavy by any normal standard, still weighs 100 pounds. Though the... 
by STAT news | Jan 30, 2018 | Caregiver News |
From the infant’s first moments, his mother thought something seemed off. And she soon learned that the newborn’s doctors thought so, too. “The doctors immediately took him away,” said Ms. O. Although the newborn boy was born four days overdue,... 
by Guest Author | Jan 28, 2018 | Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation, Planning, Working Family Caregivers |
About 1 year ago my boyfriend and I were enjoying our lives together, with friends and family, traveling and just quite happy. In a very short amount of time, all of that changed when he became very ill and continued to decline as we were trying to determine what was... by External Article | Sep 19, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Friend, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finances, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving |
For the last eight months, I haven’t had a job. But my husband continues to do his share of the housework. We don’t have a schedule or count pennies. I do some cooking and most of the laundry when I’m feeling well; when I’m not, I stay in bed and become depressed and... by External Article | Aug 29, 2017 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving, Planning |
My daughter Moy Moy used to talk. A degenerative disorder snatched the child she once was away from us when she was only eight (or nine, or maybe seven — who knows? It all happened so gradually it is impossible to pin it down). The disorder was never diagnosed. We... 
by Guest Author | Apr 5, 2017 | Caregiver Stories |
My son was born two years ago. Nothing pains me more than knowing he will never know my mom for the person she was my entire life. That someday she may not know who he is at all, when one of her biggest dreams was for a grandchild, is a terrifying and unsettling... 
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