When caregiving begins

When caregiving begins

Caregivers come from all ages and walks of life. So many of our community members have been part-time, full-time, long-distance, and professional caregivers over the years. But as Cathy put it so perfectly: It isn’t a competition regarding when we started...
When I’m 24

When I’m 24

When we said “in sickness and in health” we envisioned supporting each other through old age. Even 64 seems pretty young these days. The world has changed since the Beatles were at the top of the charts. When did we expect to start feeling old? At...
17 Testimonies From Carers Looking After Family Members

17 Testimonies From Carers Looking After Family Members

We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about their experiences of being carers. We had a lot of responses. Here are just a few. “I never imagined that at 31 my career would have stalled and I would be taking care of a parent who is only 62. My mom...