by Dan | May 15, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
From the beginning of our walk with my wife’s parents, it was their failure as a couple to deal with a dangerous situation that called us in to take over. He was the caregiver and she the one cared for but together they could not call the ambulance because of their...
by Dan | May 8, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
The 2nd phase of my caregiving came when my father-in-law was barred from driving after both he and his wife were diagnosed with dementia. While he was barely under the line that separates so-called normal cognitive functioning from inadequate cognitive functioning,...
by Dan | May 2, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
Some years ago, I was a front-line caregiver for one of my best friends who had developed MSA, a degenerative brain disease. In order to stop his wife, one of my former thesis advisers, from crashing and burning, I stepped in to provide full care for him anywhere from...
by Dan | Apr 14, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
When your loved ones refuse support: prologue to becoming a caregiver by Dan Berg Before I became a caregiver to my in-laws, there were signs that they needed to take action, but they insisted everything was fine. Although I had cared for a friend with advanced...
by Dan | Apr 4, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
My name is Dan and this is part of my story, my life as it stands now… I am a caregiver to my in-laws. We got them to move in with us a couple of years ago. How many guys actively work to get their in-laws to move in, in order to become their main caregiver? Let me...
