by Eleanore Catolico | Apr 16, 2025 | Caregiving
A masked care worker spoon-feeds a bedridden older woman. A son carries his father, a retired Navy SEAL, down a flight of stairs. An Alzheimer’s caregiver sets up a plate of food. These snapshots appear in a trailer for “Caregiving,” a two-hour documentary...
by Eleanore Catolico | Nov 7, 2024 | Caregiving
Michelle Danou, a long-term care ombudsman in metro Detroit, is dedicated to being a voice for nursing home residents whose concerns often go unheard. “People don’t know we exist,” she says, highlighting a critical gap in public awareness about the...
by Eleanore Catolico | Oct 23, 2024 | Health Equity
Renee Stamper, shown here with a portrait of her mother, has joined 15 clinical trials in eight years. (Photo by Alejandro Ugalde Sandoval) On Christmas Eve 2014, a speeding car clipped the bumper of a Detroit city bus in the early morning darkness. Renee Stamper, the...
by Eleanore Catolico | Sep 9, 2024 | Caregiving
Merilynne Rush shares to educate people on her work as an end-of-life doula on Aug. 23, 2024 at her home in Dexter, Michigan. Rush started the Ann Arbor Death Cafe in 2012, which convenes once a month. Some attendees are healthy people without a terminal diagnosis....
by Eleanore Catolico | Jul 22, 2024 | Caregiving
Paul Caldwell is shown caring for his wife, JoeAnna, in the documentary, ‘My Mama Joe, Hope & Help.’ (Photo courtesy of Herb Caldwell) In 2021, Herb Caldwell stopped calling his mother. He worshiped JoeAnna. She once packed hundreds of lunches for...
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