Too many elderly parents assume adult children will become responsible for them no matter what their child's life is at. They do not...

My mother has lived with us for 3 years now. She has her own apartment downstairs with a private entrance. She has severe hearing loss...

I've posted before about in-law care-giving. Aged mother in law, lives in same town. We are at the tail end of a visit from sister in law...

Always is when I go away for the weekend with my family... You can guarantee when I come back he's "been ill". EVERY TIME. So I phoned...

I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get...

I'm not a parent and I know parenting is not "easy" by any means, but I venture a guess that caring for an elderly relative full time is...

I've been living with my mom and helping her for 3 years and all the time before that I would go to clean her house, make her bed or...

I wrote this at 3am when I was feeling utterly overwhelmed and in despair. I wish someone had told me the honest and harsh realities of...

Mike Wehner January 1st, 2018 at 10:07 PM Developing new treatments for ailments can be a tedious and frustrating process for scientists....

(Reuters Health) - For older people, getting out of the house regularly may contribute to a longer life - and the effect is independent...