Try to separate the future financials from your mother’s needs in the present. Money is a red herring here. Not to say it ...

I'm putting them in a better financial position while I take care of my mother. None of them have ever brought up any type of compensation for all I do.

As a caregiver, I’ve learned that neglecting ... But caregiving comes with its own stresses and traumas. Therapy helped me process my emotions, better understand my loved one’s condition ...

After my husband's cancer diagnosis, I was his caregiver. My routines were upended and self-care was difficult. I reached out ...

As a retired nurse, Cathline DeWitt, 74, has spent a lifetime taking care of others. But when a bicycle accident left her ...

"This proximity made it easier for me to ... I did my best to manage, it was both physically and emotionally exhausting." AARP continues a push to try to provide help to family caregivers in ...

People often remark on how healthy my husband is. At 82, Barry scampers up and down hills like a mountain goat and out-paddles many members of his kayak group. So it came as a shock in September ...

Thanks for checking in on me! typed Cathline DeWitt as she sent ... life—until I was faced with becoming the primary caregiver for my beloved husband, Pat, following his traumatic brain injury ...

As Barry's caregiver, I felt a responsibility to be resilient, but didn't always feel that way. My sister helped. "Call me anytime," she said. She sent Barry homemade oatmeal cookies with a note ...