Caregiver stress

I Want to Go Home: How to Respond

Dear Candid Caregiver (Carol): My Dad is having around-the-clock home care, which was his choice early on when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s...

Dear Candid Caregiver(Carol): My 79-year-old mom has been widowed for a little over a year. She’d always depended on Dad to help her...

When I first started sharing my stories and looking for others who had similar tales to tell, people tended to be reticent...

There are countless positive aspects to long-term caregiving, but those who’ve done it know that there are also negative effects, many lifelong....

Caregiving can creep into your life or crash down with a bang, but either way, if we aren’t thinking ahead, we can...

Like most adults, I’ve second-guessed many of my own decisions. While most were made with my own future in mind, that all...

For many of us, a car is a sign of independence. But this emotional connection to our automobiles is part of what makes...

If we could control events, most of us would never want our elders to be so sick that they need the care of...

Dear Carol: My dad, 72, has been adventurous all his life and that spirit doesn’t seem to be dampened by aging or even...

Whether or not it’s a conscious thought, many of us look at a new year as a time to make changes in...