Caregiving Stories

As Joy was mourning the loss of her father, her mother was diagnosed with cancer and required emergency surgery.

Having worked in the airport management industry for 25 years, Francey felt burned out and hoped to change careers.

Andrew’s dreams of exploring life away from home, as a college student, were interrupted when his father was diagnosed.

Heidi brought her mom to live in her home with her husband and family after her father could no longer take care of her.

Kathleen is a hospice nurse who finds fulfillment in comforting families in their most difficult days.

Angie moved closer to her parents to care for them as they got older.

Clare's mother, now 90-years-old, moved into the apartment below Claire's family when she became lonely and isolated.

Melissa noticed her mom's forgetfulness and frequent trouble finding her way home from familiar places.

Dimeolas put his dream on hold to care for his mom, who had dementia, and his dad who had Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Irving started taking care of his family as a teenager. As his parents developed health problems, he also became their caregiver.

Rhianfa noticed changes in her mom's behavior: confusion, delusions, and increasing anxiety.

Leigh stepped away from her corporate career to care for her mom who has Parkinson's Plus Syndrome.