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This is a beautiful story of love, faith, and family by a daughter from southern California who took her mother to Mecca to complete an Umrah pilgrimage (a condensed version of Hajj).
Her mother was diagnosed in 2021 with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) after three years of unexplained falls, minor car accidents, dropping things, asking nonsensical questions, and speaking like a drunk.
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This is an essay by Xita Rubert, a Spanish novelist, who in 2024 received the Premio Herralde, the most prestigious prize for a novel in the Spanish language. She is based in New York and is a doctoral candidate in Comparative Literature at Princeton University.
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This is an interesting article from NextAvenue about a patient advocate, who “spent years helping others navigate health care’s maze of appointments, referrals, insurance denials and hard decisions”, suddenly became a patient herself after suffering a heart attack.
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In this terrific article, author Myrna Marofsky says she experienced “built, grief and constant fatigue” as her husband’s 24/7 caregiver, but that she suppressed these truths.
There’s a new two-hour PBS documentary called “Caregiving” that highlights the emotional, physical, and financial toll on US caregivers. The documentary explores systemic issues and personal stories within the caregiving crisis.
