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‘I Put My Own Life on Hold’: The Pain and Joy of Caring for Parents

By Aidan Gardiner — 2019

After The Times published a pair of articles on elder care—one about a Connecticut home health aide and another about women forgoing careers to care for older relatives—hundreds of our readers shared their own experiences with the hardships of trying to make the final years of a loved one’s life comfortable.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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When Kids Have to Act Like Parents, It Affects Them for Life

Some people who have to be responsible for their siblings or parents as children grow up to be compulsive caretakers.

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Cindy Lamothe
2017
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Bella

How do you know when it’s time to take your autistic, bipolar twelve-year-old daughter to the psych ward?

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Edward Bradshaw
2017
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When Your Loved One Has Chronic Fatigue

It’s the rare person who doesn’t need help coping with the stress, fatigue, and frustrations that chronic fatigue syndrome can bring. As a caregiver, you’ll need to learn all you can about chronic fatigue support.

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Beth W. Orenstein
2010
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Caregivers: Living with Guilt

How to keep it in check by tolerating ambivalence, maintaining balance and staying realistic.

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Barry J. Jacobs
2016
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Programs that Compensate Family Members to Care for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s or Dementia

Caring for a loved one with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, can be a difficult task. Often this task falls to a family member, and as the disease progresses, the care needs become greater, requiring more hours of the caregiver’s time.

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Dementia Care Central
2019
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Portals Not Problem Solvers

As caregivers, we need to be more than problem solvers. We need to be portals to a larger possibility.

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Frank Ostaseski
2017
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Living in the Limbo of Chronic Illness

Last week was the one-year anniversary of the beginning of my husband’s health crisis. As I gaze at the permanent handicap placard and at him sleeping, once again, on the couch, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned this past year.

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Mary Wilson
2017
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How to Cope When Your Loved One Is Ill

No one can prepare us for the experience of providing care for a seriously ill family member or friend. When sickness strikes someone close to us, there may be a sense of chaos, urgency, and confusion.

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Tammy Fletcher
2011
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Caregiver Stress: Tips for Taking Care of Yourself

Caring for a loved one strains even the most resilient people. If you’re a caregiver, take steps to preserve your own health and well-being.

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Mayo Clinic Staff
2020
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When the Caregivers Need Healing

Nicholas Pinter’s autism and bipolar disorder pose challenges for his parents. His father, Mike, right, learned mindfulness methods to help reduce his stress.

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Catherine Saint Louis
2014
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