by External Article | May 30, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Friend, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Caring for a Sibling |
I’ve seen people with difficult-to-manage physical and mental health conditions (or hard-to-break bad health habits) who suffer in silence, without the support of some key people in their lives. They’ve stopped sharing their physical and mental health struggles with... 
by Cori Carl | Aug 4, 2020 | Finding Caregiver Support, For Friends & Family |
One of the things I hear all the time is that people’s friends and family just don’t understand what they’re going through as a caregiver. I also am told all the time how “only another caregiver can understand.” The sad fact is, a lot of... 
by Harriet Hodgson | Nov 27, 2019 | Finding Caregiver Support, Finding Meaning |
I’ve cared for three generations of family members, my mother, my twin grandchildren, and my husband. This is my 23rd year in the caregiving trenches. If you’re a long-time caregiver like me, you’ve probably heard many “you should” statements. Often this advice comes... 
by Cori Carl | Jun 23, 2017 | Caregiver Stories |
Like so many children, I’m simultaneously exactly like and nothing like my father. One of the things that’s very different about us is that he’s very much a caricature of the absent minded professor while I have a life that’s planned weeks in... 
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