End-of-life

Paid Family Leave Benefits Both Employees and Employers

If I’d had paid family leave during my caregiving years, my life and the lives of my loved ones would have been...

Many caregivers watch their loved ones endure a long, slow decline that will eventually end in death. As they age, we grieve...

During the years I cared for multiple elders, I grew to dread the ringing of the telephone. It seemed most calls meant...

Dear Carol: Mom is 84 and was in good health until she had a stroke while visiting us. Even though we knew that...

Dear Carol: After their retirements, my parents moved to be nearer to me and my family. Unfortunately, Mom was soon diagnosed with Alzheimer’s,...

While death rarely brings pleasant feelings, from time to time we’ll see a story about death go viral on the Internet because...

Long-term marriages generally evolve into a support system so efficient that even adult children hardly notice changes in their parents. If Dad’s...

Caregiving is a job that is full of ups and downs. Many of us take on this role out of love and...

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

Dear Carol: My mom’s got dementia and has stomach-related issues, but even so, she needs to eat. I make her three nourishing...