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What My Mom (And HIV) Taught Me About Caregiving

What My Mom (And HIV) Taught Me About Caregiving

by External Article | Mar 4, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving | 0 comments

I was my 84-year-old mom’s live-in caregiver until her death last October. We shared a home for the last 10 years of her life because it was helpful for both of us. She needed someone to help carry in the groceries, and I needed a place to live. Like too many other...
I Can’t Die Before My Son

I Can’t Die Before My Son

by External Article | Dec 20, 2019 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving, Planning | 0 comments

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....

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