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A collection of caregiving story submissions from our readers. Caregiving demands physical, mental and emotional stamina and the ability to meet new challenges daily. Both family and professional caregivers find support by sharing their experiences with others.
Aileen Doughty
In 1997, my mother was diagnosed with cancer. She was diagnosed with cancer 9 months after her husband, and my father, died of a heart attack. When I heard that my mother wanted me to go back to her home to help her, I immediately quit my job and began caring for her. She was a beautiful women who suffered horribly in the end. I had decided to go back to her home because this was my way of letting her know just how grateful I was for all of the years that she had helped me out. My mother st...
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