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Real-life Caregiver Stories #1
Caregiver stories give support Real-life caregiver stories are powerful and moving. Hearing these deeply personal experiences helps us realize that we’re not alone and that many others are taking the...
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Real-life Caregiver Stories #2
Caregiver stories let you know you’re not alone Real-life caregiver stories are important for caregivers to hear. Knowing that others are facing similar challenges helps us cope. These 3 stories...
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REVIEW: Being There, a Book About Caregiving After Stroke
A look inside a caregiver’s mind Being There, by Aimi Medina, is a wonderful book that gives us a glimpse of the thoughts and emotions of a family caregiver. This book comes from the journal Aimi kept...
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10 Caregiving Musts from a 7+ Year Veteran
This is a guest article by Diane Hoover, an experienced dementia caregiver. Diane cared for her mother for over 7 years and has been a member of Memory People since 2011. Memory People is a Facebook...
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REVIEW: Roz Chast’s Memoir “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?”
Cartoon-style caregiving memoir One of the New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2014 is a memoir by Roz Chast, a professional cartoonist and illustrator. It’s titled Can’t We Talk About Something More...
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One Woman’s Perspective on Caregiving: “It Simply Sucks”
An honest look at the sucky parts of caregiving Ann Brenoff became a caregiver to her husband when he suddenly went into acute kidney failure. She wrote an article about her recent experiences for the...
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What It’s Like Losing Your Mom to Dementia
Living with the emotional side of caregiving is just as hard, if not harder, than managing the physical tasks. Our friends at Kindly Care share a personal story from Cassandra, who’s slowly losing her...
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9 Personal Lessons From My Caregiving Journey
Michelle Porjes, Ed.S. shares the 9 lessons she learned during her 10-year journey caring for her mother, who lived with dementia. I am not an expert in dementia, it found me. One June day in 2009,...
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“Enough About Me” by Richard Lui, MSNBC Anchor and Alzheimer’s Caregiver
When his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the award-winning MSNBC Anchor Richard Lui decided to set aside his growing career to care for family. In this excerpt from his book “Enough...
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“Walking With Fay,” a Dementia Caregiving Journey
Carolyn Birrell shares the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of caring for her mother Fay through the stages of dementia. Their journey illustrates the frustration, exhaustion, love, fear, and...
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