Guilt

A New Year Calls for a New Attitude Toward Caregiving

How long has it been since you’ve distanced yourself from caregiving long enough to decide what is good for you? When was...

Decades ago, it was fairly common to have grandparents living with the family, and it often worked well. It did for my...

Most of us have seen evidence of people being harder on those they love than they are on strangers, or even people...

There’s a great deal of anger in the world of family caregiving over siblings who don’t help care for their aging parents....

When store employees wish us “Merry Christmas!” we smile back and return the greeting. When acquaintances wave and shout “Happy Holidays!” across...

The truth, as they see it, is still the truth in their eyes. Delusions, hallucinations, agitation, aggression and depression are all part...

Years ago, a journalist (we’ll call her Nancy) requested an interview with me to discuss common caregiving issues for an article she...

Why Do Elderly Parents Make Us Feel Guilty? Get used to it—the guilt, I mean. The incessant phone call thing was just...

Long-term caregiving can be isolating and lonely, which is why peer support is so vital to a caregiver’s mental, emotional, and physical...

Nearly everyone involved in caring for an ill or aging loved one is experiencing some degree of grief. However, we don’t usually...