Aging

Caregiver Burnout is Best Prevented Since Recovery Is Hard on Everyone

Dear Carol: My mom, age 79, has had steadily declining health for several years. Arthritis is a genetic problem in my family,...

Situations such as dementia, heart ailments, and incontinence do not go away whether your loved one is in a care facility or...

Dear Carol: I’m a 43-year-old woman, married with two kids in middle school. We’re grieving my mother’s recent death and trying to...

Many conditions can carry as a side effect some degree of fecal incontinence, so if you are affected or someone you care...

Dear Carol: I’m a 65-year-old man who had prostate surgery for cancer that left me incontinent. While I’m certainly grateful that the...

Social stigma. It’s a problem for people with nearly any condition that places them outside what is viewed as the norm, whether...

Most younger men don’t spend a lot of time considering the health of their prostate. However, around the age of 50, they’ll...

Hello Friends, For much of his life, this University of Wisconsin-Madison student has been involved with family members needing care. While still...

Dear Carol: My mom has advanced lung disease as well as late-stage Alzheimer’s. We know that there are no cures for either...

Dear Carol: My mother with dementia has developed a fixation on the silver she sold years ago, and she repeatedly accuses me of...