Caregivers Can Struggle to Keep Other Relationships Healthy
Dear Carol: I’m the designated family caregiver for my relatively healthy but aging parents. My siblings live at a distance and do what they...
Dear Carol: I’m the designated family caregiver for my relatively healthy but aging parents. My siblings live at a distance and do what they...
Often long-term caregivers wonder if their lives will ever return to normal. The short answer is no; at least for most of us. There...
Each of us is unique, with our own talents and flaws. Often, our so-called faults are merely ways in which we differ from society’s...
When people get married, they quickly learn that they’ve made a commitment to more than one person. Essentially, you marry your spouse’s whole family....
There’s no getting around it: being a family caregiver is bound to impact how you think and who you are as a person. Taking...
Dear Carol: My dad died from an aneurysm at only 65. Thankfully, he’d done his legal work so the family could theoretically step in...
Caregiver burnout isn’t something that happens all at once. We all have good days and bad days, which is normal. Eventually, though, we may...
Caregiving is a stressful job even during the best of times. The sheer amount of responsibility is enough to make the most stoic person...
Most family caregivers want what is best for their loved ones, and they’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen. Unfortunately, discerning what’s...
We live in a society that tends to value what we do over who we are. If what we do isn’t highly paid or...