Find the full transcript here. 10:05 pm ReeveFdnIS: @Fem2pt0 Setting priorities is a big issue, finding time for yourself #fem2 10:06 pm ReeveFdnIS: If you do not find a balance, it is so easy for life to feel overwhelming #fem2 10:07 pm moneyinmiddle: Long distance caregiving is very hard — guilt when you’re not there, [...]

There has been much talk in the news and among the mom blogs about the Opt-Out Revolution.  The phrase, coined by Lisa Belkin in a 2003 New York Times Magazine article, refers to highly-educated professional women who, upon entering parenthood, choose to stay home with their children as full-time caregivers rather than try to juggle [...]

Stacey’s story originally appeared as part of The NFCA Story Project. Stacey lives in Carteret, New Jersey. My name is Stacey. I am a 40 year old single white female. I am a caregiver to both my mother & grandmother. I have been assisting both of them for 8 years now. My grandmother is 76 [...]

Angelina’s story originally appeared as part of The NFCA Story Project. Angelina lives in Laguna Niguel, California. My name is Angelina. I am 39 years old, I am the single mother of two wonderful daughters ages 16 and 13, divorced 3 times and I have been caring for my 56 year old mother Carolyne for [...]

My name is Sylvia and I care for my ailing mother. Mom has been battling stage 3 cancer since 1996. While she has beat the cancer (to date), the chemotherapy has left her with congestive heart failure. I received a call from a doctor 2 years ago telling me that my mother only has 15% [...]

I am the caretaker of three adults with various disabilities: My mother, my husband, and my daughter. I have been doing this for over 20 years now. With minimal support from others, including the medical professionals that I have dealt with, I have managed to keep my daughter and my husband alive beyond all medical [...]

Have a caregiving post and haven’t sent it? You still have time! Our carnival is going through Monday, July 13, so send us your links or submissions. We are talking about caregiving in ALL its various forms. And get ready for Twittercast with the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) and the Christopher and Dana Reeve [...]

I’ll never forget the day I found out that one of my best friends from high school was pregnant with her second child—and she came to me mid-anxiety-attack because she realized that taking time off work to care for the baby might very well lead to her financial ruin. We were 24, and she had [...]

Teresa’s story originally appeared as part of The NFCA Story Project. Teresa lives in Martinsville, Indiana. My name is Teresa. I live next door to my mother, Patricia, who has Parkinsons. My very large family has left it to me to help and care for her for many years because I am "right there," and [...]

Forty percent of Alzheimer’s caregivers end up suffering from depression. Do you want to see this happen to a loved one or friend? One issue that really frustrates me is the treatment of Alzheimer’s caregivers. Most Alzheimer’s caregivers hear people tell them how wonderful they are for taking care of their loved one. As a [...]