Darryl Johnson, 62, likened his last year to the biblical Book of Job. The Ypsilanti resident is going through a divorce from his wife of over 33 years and has recently lost his job. With his children grown and away from home, he said it’s been lonely. “I sit in this...
By Marty Fischhoff First of two-part series: Financial Concerns They are not easy conversations for caregivers to have with their loved ones. They deal with sensitive subjects – like health and wealth, life and death, wills and trusts. Ultimately, they mean...
Linda Cline takes care of her husband, Randy, who was paralyzed after a bicycle accident. Bill Kubota, a senior producer with Detroit PBS, visited the Clines and talked with them about how their lives have been upended. They’ve faced emotional, physical and financial challenges related to caregiving. “I feel like I’m failing sometimes, and mostly, I take it out on him,” Linda said. “Physically, I take care of him perfectly, but emotionally, I’m a mess.”
The awards recognized reporting on caregiving and maternal and infant health .
‘Si ayudas a una persona, ayudas a una familia. Si ayudas a una familia, ayudas a un vecindario’.
La presión de ser un cuidador se vuelve más común. AARP estima que la cantidad de cuidadores no remunerados, aproximadamente uno de cada cinco adultos, ha aumentado casi un 25 % durante la última media década, a alrededor de 50 millones de personas.¿Qué soluciones pueden aliviar los múltiples peajes que pagan los cuidadores?
All of the unmarried adults in a study by Florida State University were at least 50% less likely to develop dementia than their married counterparts, challenging beliefs that marriage protects against declines in cognitive function. (Shutterstock) Being married has...
Kelly was a 69-year-old, partially paralyzed amputee when he was wheeled into my prison cell with his oxygen machine in tow. His hair was long and unkempt, his white medical scrubs stained with blood and urine. A stroke in 1999 left his left arm paralyzed, he...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGxDUqsCZPE&t=39s 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...
Suneel Ram is a spiritual seeker, sings in a band and was the subject of a comic novel two years ago about living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder that afflicts one in 5,000 boys. Ram isn’t defined by the disease, but it poses a seemingly...
Suneel Ram’s needs gradually became greater after he was diagnosed at age 3 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a muscle-wasting genetic disorder that afflicts one in 5,000 boys. Today, Ram, 28, requires physical and occupational therapies, help with personal hygiene...
Suneel Ram is living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which necessitates a wide variety of medical supports and continual lifestyle adjustments. Duchenne, the most common form of childhood muscular dystrophy, is a progressive and fatal disorder that results in the...
Xuemo Lu, 82, a member of the Association of Chinese Americans, has her blood pressure checked during a health screening fair last month. The event, hosted in partnership with the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, offered free screenings. (Photo by...
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