CareConnection - People Who Are Caregivers

Kristi Gott

posted 05/26/2008, comments (0)

Multicultural, International Caregiving A Trend Today

As computers, media , travel, and migrations of people bring us closer to a world community, multicultural, international caregiving becomes a trend. There is a rich mozaic of elderly seniors from other countries. Their traditions and childhood memories represent part of history, and those of us who assist them are... Read more Chevron

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Pat Rivera

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posted 05/24/2008, comments (0)

laying out the paper trail for my son-the family caregiver

In a worst case scenario, my youngest son would become the caregiver for three elders (in their 80s); his two grandmothers and a man who has been like his grandfather. We are putting together a book of instructions and documents so that he doesn't have to hunt through the accumulated clutter of five different people (me, my husband and the... Read more Chevron

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lesley Arbour

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posted 05/13/2008, comments (0)

care for adult child

I am a retired nurse & mother of 42 year old daughter with secondary progressive MS; anyone else faced with the unique challenges of caregiving your adult child?

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Glory2God

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posted 05/10/2008, comments (0)

When the Caregivers are Ill at a young Age

I agree with Ms. Mintz many things need to be done for caregivers. I have been taking care of my 2 seriously ill parents for the last 10 years. I spent my thirties taking care of my sick parents who were 50 when they became ill--they had never been ill a day in their lives. I am an only child and I have never received any financial or... Read more Chevron

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beth

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posted 01/29/2008, comments (0)

to the man I loved like a dad

I did a live in with a heathy 92 year old man.I worked for him for 3 years.family lived in ct.we live in keywest.this was not just a job you fall in love with these people.the family trust you to take care of them. he got sick & passed.it has been 4 months. I still cry .i'm in ct with family.they don't get that ,it was more than... Read more Chevron

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