Guilt

A Common Caregiver Confession: “I Secretly Wish My Ill Loved One Would Die”

…Most caregivers would have been devastated by the death of their loved ones before they took on this role. But when a care recipient...

Dear Carol: I’m my mom’s only daughter, so we are close. Mom was recently diagnosed with mixed dementia, so I moved her in with me...

…My aunt Marion, who had no children of her own, was in the hospital dying of cancer. While my parents visited her much of...

Wouldn’t it be nice to be a family caregiver who never gets frustrated and is an eternal optimist? Maybe there are some like that...

The first call of the day from your mom you can handle. “Oh, hi, Mom. Yes, it’s a very pretty day. Maybe you should...

“Carol!” The hospice nurse’s voice was quiet but urgent. I instinctively knew what was happening. She had been shifting Dad’s position so that he...

Dear Carol: I’ve spent the last week feeling guilty because I yelled at my mom. She’s been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s and seems so...

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

Normally, all is well in caregiver support groups. People help and comfort one another, offer advice based on what’s worked for them in a...

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