Millie Roman, a Mom of Four, Brings Her Mom Home from a Nursing Home to Become Her Full-time Caregiver During COVID

July 19, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

We are excited to share the third and final interview in our Caregiving During COVID series. I truly enjoyed speaking with Millie and hearing about her caregiving journey with her mom during Covid while a mom of four! Millie’s mom passed away shortly after the filming of this interview and we dedicated this video in […]

The Upside to Aging Presents a New Series on Caregiving During COVID featuring Kris Mccabe from Life With Grams

June 7, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Kris was a seasoned #familycaregiver when the pandemic started. She shares with us how the pandemic has impacted her and her Grams Mary’s caregiving journey during and after the pandemic.

Joni Navigates Her New Caregiving Duties as Both Parents with Alzheimer’s Disease Move Into a Nursing Home (Part Two)

December 10, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

By: Joni Streit Website: www.jonistreitphotography.com This is Part Two to Read Part One click here The call came on a Monday in March of 2015. A room was available in my top choice. “Could they move in on Wednesday?” My mind raced and sheer panic set in. I agreed and set out to get the […]

Joni Shares Her Story as The Hesitant Caregiver of a Duel Alzheimer’s Diagnosis for Both her Mom and Dad (Part One)

December 3, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

By: Joni Streit Website: http://www.jonistreitphotography.com My journey to caregiving was a reluctant one. I’ll just say it. I did NOT want to be The Person for my mom and dad. A difficult childhood with a lot of lingering hurt and resentment left me questioning why *I* had to be the one. There were four other […]

Lauren Shares Her Story on Navigating the Mother Daughter Relationship After a Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

November 26, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

By: Lauren Dykovitz Website: https://lifeloveandalzheimers.com/ My mom was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease in July 2010 at the age of 62. I was 25 years old and newly engaged at the time. While I should have been happy and excited to be planning my wedding, I wasn’t. I felt sad, depressed, angry, and alone. I […]

Adrienne Shares Her Story as a Millennial Caregiver Balancing Friends, Career, and Caregiving to her Mom

November 19, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

2011 was the year my life was uprooted in an instant. The year before, mom had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. While hearing this diagnosis was scary, the reality of her first serious health incident brought on a new level of fear and uncertainty & launched me into my role as a Millennial Caregiver at […]

Mitzi Shares Her Story on Finding Balance After Becoming A Caregiver

November 12, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

http://www.caregiversneedsomecaretoo.com Instagram: @caregiversneedsomecaretoo When asked to write about my caregiver journey my instinct is to talk about how I got burnt out, learned to take care of myself, found out it was ALS, and continued to keep my head above water. The cliff’s notes… My mom died of cancer ten years ago after a year […]

Honest Emily Shares Her Story Adapting to Life as a Daughter to Carer Almost Overnight

November 5, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

honestemily.com instagram @honest.emily Being fearlessly independent, myself and my father are incredibly similar. I live in London after he dropped me off for university 8 years ago and have stayed down here ever since. My father was always my travel buddy but as time goes on, we fell into doing our own rhythms of life 200 […]

This Holiday Season The Upside to Aging Wants to Share Your Caregiving Story

October 15, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Share your #caregiving story with us. The Upside to Aging is hosting a new series that will run from November 1st through January 1st that shares individual caregiver’s stories throughout the holiday season. The holidays are a fun time to share with friends and family, but for family caregivers, this time can be overwhelming and stressful. We […]