Caring for a loved one can feel like an uphill climb. At first it may seem doable then reality sets in with a powerful dose of fear, “I stepped up to care for [fill in name];[...]
Thirty years ago, Ross Campbell’s wife, Pat, had cancer. She was diagnosed with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. Pat’s mental and physical functioning deteriorat[...]
…One Step at a Time There are 53 million “informal” caregivers in this country. These caregivers are not paid or considered professionals. Rather, they are extrao[...]
WOW, Coming Home is a great how-to manual on caregiving toward the end of life. Author, Deborah Duda deals with troublesome issues with humor and common sense. She tells stories ab[...]
Guest article by Caroline McGraw I love the first line of The Caregiver’s Voice mission statement: to illuminate the caregiving journey. There’s an oft-neglected truth [...]
Maureen has worked as the Daytrip program director for the Johnson Adult Day Program (JADP) in Denver, Colorado for more than twelve years and has touched hundreds of lives as a re[...]
I am sixty something and Mom is in her eighties and living with breast cancer. She has decided not to receive treatment. So far Mom has no pain and I am living with her to enjoy th[...]
About five years ago, I hiked up to the top of Mt. Baden Powell. A four-mile hike up to 9,400 feet the trail features about 40 switchbacks. The night after the hike and while my hu[...]
Want to add excitement to your daily grind? You can. Choose to have one new experience every month. After failing, for two years, to live by my Keep It Simple (KIS) theme, when 201[...]
To better serve The Caregiver’s Voice nominee finalists and selection committee, we are moving the due date earlier— from the 20th to the 15th of every month. This will[...]
Since Nitin Samtani was 13, he has been taking care of his paralyzed mother. She suffered a severe stroke 16 years ago; a result of an aneurysm that almost killed her. After awakin[...]
My siblings and I have found an agreed-upon assisted living center for our 85-year old mother with mild dementia. She owns her modest home outright. She receives Social Security, w[...]
