by Jana Panarites | Sep 19, 2019 | Podcasts |
Adrienne Glusman always knew she would have to care for her mother at some point. It just happened 30 years sooner than she expected. An only child of divorced parents, Adrienne was 29 years old and traveling the world in between waitressing gigs in New York City...
by Jana Panarites | Jul 25, 2019 | Podcasts |
When Judith Henry’s parents became ill in 2007, not even her reputation as a pragmatist, a planner and responsible eldest sibling could prepare her for what lay ahead. But Judith had one advantage: around age ten she had played a caregiving role for her mother,...
by Jana Panarites | May 23, 2019 | Podcasts |
We celebrate this Memorial Day with the story of a military caregiver whose husband returned from active duty alive but mentally wounded. Jill Armijo’s husband, Joe, served in the Navy as a machinist and was deployed to a ship in the Persian Gulf just before...
by Jana Panarites | Jan 24, 2019 | Podcasts |
Candia, New Hampshire residents Kathy and Ray MacDonald vowed when they got married that neither mother-in-law would ever live with them. Then Kathy’s mother Simone developed Alzheimer’s disease. The working couple now juggles caring for 78-year-old Simone with...
by Jana Panarites | Nov 6, 2018 | Alzheimer's |
Did you know that November is National Caregiver Appreciation Month? This is an excellent time to recognize the long hours, sacrifice, patience and love — not to mention hard won humor! — all caregivers bring to the task of caring for a loved one with...