I knew I was losing my professor position when my aunt told me that she was diagnosed with cancer again. She had just lost her husband after he did not recover from a surgery a few weeks before she found out. There was no thought about how I was going to get back and forth [...]

If I had not had my 4 border collies with me most of the time I was caregiving, I would be in worse shape than I am now. Even though many times, I only saw them to feed them and play ball once a day while caring for my aunt, they provided me with a [...]

When I first got up to my aunt’s house, she was unable to get into her bed without help getting her legs up and then scooting and rolling her over on her side. She appreciated the help but you could see in her eyes that she felt helpless and frustrated. She always apologized for the [...]