A Self-Help Approach to Coping with Caregiver Stress
Caregiving can bring forth an ever-changing kaleidoscope of emotions. These feelings are often bittersweet, but without the proper preparations and assistance, things can quickly...
Caregiving can bring forth an ever-changing kaleidoscope of emotions. These feelings are often bittersweet, but without the proper preparations and assistance, things can quickly...
If I’d had paid family leave during my caregiving years, my life and the lives of my loved ones would have been quite different....
Many caregivers watch their loved ones endure a long, slow decline that will eventually end in death. As they age, we grieve every mental...
When I was a teenager, my parents had a new home specifically built with separate quarters so my grandmother could live with us and...
Dear Carol: I’m worried about my 70-year-old dad who is constantly responding to his 93-year-old mother’s calls for help. I keep telling him that...
Dear Carol: I’m a caregiver to my mom who has dementia and I also work full-time. A woman at work and I have become...
Sharing a kitchen with another cook can be trying for some people. Sharing a kitchen with a person who has dementia can be more...
Exceptional Alzheimer’s care is often a blend of bonding with the person who needs care and educating the caregiver about how best to help...
“The Bucket List,” a 2007 movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, helped contemporize the old expression “kick the bucket,” a common slang phrase...
The debate surrounding gun ownership has been raging for decades, and I want to preface this article by acknowledging that seniors and guns are...