A Story of Being Human: Love Carries You Through

We’ve been in this house for 40 years. You can’t tell now, but we’re gardeners. Everything around this whole house blooms. And we have a big vegetable garden, green beans and purple beans, cucumbers, eggplant. Now Steve does a lot of it. He had to take over for me. Steve does everything. He does everything...

What Happens Next?

We all know that life is fragile. You hit a point in life where you see that not only is your own life fragile but so is the life of those you love and adore. Those who have cared for you and now need care themselves. With this, comes the creeping silence of not wanting...

A lifetime of waiting…

For more than 60 years I have watched my younger sister diligently work to gain each skill that did not come naturally to her. As she laid in her crib or on the couch or carpet watching me zoom around the house, as most seven year olds do. She was born in fall, so life...

Caregiving: The subtle line between protectiveness and dominance

This article was written with permission after discussions with a family caregiver who coordinates care for his aging sibling with a lifelong disability. He wishes to remain anonymous. At what point does protectiveness become dominance? When does intervening in a person's life become authoritarian? When does a person begin to lose their power, and, more...