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Setting Limits on Good Deeds Aug. 29, 2025
Dear Annie: I've been helping my neighbor with errands and yard work ever since his wife passed last... Read More
Caring for an Aging Parent Who Won't Cooperate May. 21, 2025
Dear Annie: I'm an only child in my early 40s, and I'm at my wits' end trying to care for my 74-year... Read More
When a Loved One Refuses Help May. 15, 2025
Dear Annie: I am concerned that my wife has given up on life and there is nothing I can do to help. ... Read More
How Can I Help My Neighbor? Aug. 23, 2024
Dear Annie: I have a neighbor who is 90 years old. Her only caregiver was her adult son, who just di... Read More
Thank-You Notes and Caregiving Solutions Jun. 03, 2024
Dear Annie: There have been two different occasions where I sent a baby shower gift because I couldn... Read More
More Grateful for Mom This Mother's Day May. 10, 2024
Mother's Day this year is extra special because for the first time in over two decades, I am spendin... Read More
We Are Entering a New World of Caregiving May. 09, 2024
Is it fair to ask teenagers to give up sports and parties to care for parents or other older relativ... Read More
A Note to Caregivers Mar. 20, 2024
Dear Readers: A recent column about the caregiver who felt worn out prompted a deluge of letters, mo... Read More
Champion for the Disabled: Jim Brett Keeps Fighting Dec. 27, 2022
Jim Brett has a lot of admirers, and a lot of them think about him this time of year. The longtime p... Read More
October 1, 2022 Oct. 01, 2022
Dear Annie: My mother-in-law blatantly favors her oldest granddaughter, "Miranda," to the exclusion ... Read More
Caregiver Survival Guide Jun. 10, 2022
Full disclosure: Even though I've been obsessed with health issues my entire life, I've never been i... Read More
Caregiving: The Job You've Never Thought Of Apr. 07, 2022
Q: After a 15-year admin job, I wanted more control in my schedule. It was risky, but I found a webs... Read More
I Can't Continue Being a Caregiver Jan. 07, 2022
Dear Annie: Our son has been married to a lovely girl for over 20 years. She is a daughter-in-law ev... Read More
Estranged Sisters Dec. 27, 2021
Dear Annie: I don't know how to begin, so I'll just start by saying that after my father passed away... Read More
How the Mail Could Be Delivering a Message on Age Bias Oct. 29, 2021
Get ready for some new old news. As reported by Forbes, a recently released study from the Commonwea... Read More
The Big Move: Part 2 Jul. 02, 2021
POSITIVE AGING BY MARILYN MURRAY WILLISON RELEASE: FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021 The Big Move: Part 2 Wheth... Read More
Caregiver Survival Guide Jan. 22, 2021
Full disclosure: Even though I've been obsessed with health issues my entire life, I've never been i... Read More
November 5, 2020 Nov. 05, 2020
Dear Annie: I have been taking care of my mother since I was 17 and she was disabled from a car acci... Read More
The State of Caregiving Jul. 22, 2020
Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States is an unpaid caregiver for an adult with health or other f... Read More
June 20, 2020 Jun. 20, 2020
Dear Annie: My mother had a stroke seven months ago and now cannot walk, read or speak. She will nev... Read More
