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Your Family Caregiving Stories Inspire Us All.

Kathy from North Carolina

It has been a long arduous journey caring for my mom, Dorothy since my dad died in 2000. My mom h...

Cindy from Indiana

I retired from my career to care for my husband. He cannot sit or stand on his own. His left arm...

Pamela from Texas

Alzheimers runs in my family. My mother took care of her mother, and I took care of my mother. I ...

Tami from Georgia

I was working as a hairdresser full time and caring for my mother. When she needed full time care...

Judy from Wisconsin

I am the caregiver for my husband Jim, who has Parkinson's disease. Because of his balance issue...

Cecelia from Washington

I have been with my husband Gordon for 17 years. We have been married for four years. He was diag...