As the Coronavirus has taught us, being confined to our homes isn't always cozy. It can make us feel trapped. That's the way I felt...

I used to work with a woman who was very condescending. She'd complain that no one came up with new ideas, but whenever anyone did, she'd...

A few years ago, my elderly father asked me to name the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. "Being a woman," I replied instantly....

Fears seem to run in cycles. So do the things we fear. When my children were little and I was a counselor in a school, I was stricken by...

Some days I just want to complain. Maybe it's because I've woken up too early with a budding migraine, or some new joint condition that...

A long time ago I made up a saying: The size of your world is inversely proportionate to the size of your worries. In other words, small...

It's nearly impossible to understand what it feels like to have a stroke unless you've had one. For a caregiver like myself, that...

A long time ago, I noticed something common to people suffering from life-altering health crises. It's as if they're dangling from a...

The amazing joy of adaptive recreation

The Caregiver roles of Cheerleader, Teacher, and Parent

I once had a friend who was suffering from a rather aggressive form of breast cancer. It was touch-and-go for about twelve months, during...

A long time ago, on a beach trip to South Florida, my younger sister trudged far out into the Gulf of Mexico. I'd warned her to shuffle...

How It All Started