From the Other Side
I cared for my parents for six years and my mother-in-law for another four. Now I’m caring for a relative with Alzheimer's. As a former intensive care nurse, I guess…
I cared for my parents for six years and my mother-in-law for another four. Now I’m caring for a relative with Alzheimer's. As a former intensive care nurse, I guess…
Guest post by Linda W. Yezak I’ve never had children of my own, so until my elderly mother needed me, I’d never really been a caretaker. Then, in 2020—right in…
In 1970, my grandfather suffered a heart attack on the way home from a trip out West. He was stabilized at the hospital, but medical protocol at the time stipulated…
Guest post by Barbara Ragsdale First the lightning. A brilliant, jagged streak across the sky. Then thunder like Thor stomping through the heavens. Torrential rain swept down the street. And…
I worked in ICU for five years and witnessed many deaths. Often, patients would suddenly go into cardiac arrest, and despite all our efforts, we could not resuscitate them. But…
Guest post by Judy Hollaway When my mother was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s, an additional crisis would rock our world. Our oldest sister—her primary caretaker —was struck by a vehicle…