Caregiver
This story is based on an interview with Jessica C. Guthrie, 38, a full-time carer and caregiving consultant from Fredericksburg, Virginia. It has been edited for length and clarity.In 2013, we noticed that my mom, a teacher’s aide, was getting a little confused about things at the school she’d had…
My mom got sick, then gradually, and then all at once.In 2014, she survived a subarachnoid aneurysm that ruptured while she was driving on the West Virginia Turnpike. After stabilizing, she spent six months recovering with me in South Carolina before heading back to her townhouse in my hometown of…
This story is based on an interview with Trisha Martin, 58, a spiritual therapist from St Louis, Missouri. It has been edited for length and clarity.My 87-year-old mom — whom I affectionately call Mommi — had always been the epitome of independence.She didn’t want us to do anything for her…
