Daughter describes the stress of caring for her aging parent from geographically distant place. Details many issues that created burnout in her caregiver role, including feeling isolated and embarrassed about her struggle until she found out all of the problems she faced were very common for caregivers in her position. Useful to discuss how difficult it is to care for elderly parents, especially from a distance, and caregiver burnout.
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- Link: https://pulsevoices.org/stories/not-so-golden-years
Details
Language: English
Setting (class level or workshop): Community, Graduate, and Professional
Type of Story: Newspaper or Magazine
Medium: written
Contributed by: Health Story Hub
Citation:
Kaplan, M. (2014, March 7). “(Not so) golden years. Pulse Voices. https://pulsevoices.org/stories/not-so-golden-years