by External Article | Feb 27, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child |
A man in his mid-20s regularly roams the streets of my small town in the middle of the night. He looks angry and doesn’t communicate clearly. Not everyone living in the area knows him. But the police do. “His father reached out to us,” said Sgt. Adrian Acevedo of the... 
by External Article | Dec 20, 2019 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving, Planning |
What she feared more than death was the thought of leaving her son alone in the world. After all, Anthony was not like other children. He was really not a child, at all. He had just celebrated his fortieth birthday. Anthony has the mental capacity of a five-year-old.... 
by External Article | Mar 16, 2016 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Sibling, Generation X, Grief, Long Distance Caregiving, Occasional Caregiving |
Danny Oquendo put his life on hold when his half brother, Avonte, disappeared from his New York City school in 2013. Three years later, his life is dramatically different. Listen to the episode on Death, Sex, and Money. by Elizabeth Kappes | Dec 16, 2014 | Caregiver Stories |
I remember it like yesterday. Grandma had wandered away not even five minutes after my mom had said, “Lizzie, I am going to drop off Grandma’s prescriptions at the pharmacy counter. Sit here and wait with her, please.” Like any teen, I sat with... 
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