Each morning, millions across the nation help expedite morning routines for people they love. Parents rouse sleepy children, cook breakfasts, and pack up belongings for the day ahead. In other cases, ...

A couple of years out of college, I decided to join my boyfriend of a year in a move across the country to Oregon. About eight months later, still friendless and broke from the move to a state I'd ...

When I was diagnosed with stage 3 lobular breast cancer in early 2011, I didn’t have a caregiver. TBH (to be honest), I didn’t even know what a caregiver was; I kept getting the term mixed up with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orrin Onken, a retired elder law attorney in his 70s, doesn't want his kids to become his carers. When he practiced elder law, he ...

DEAR ERIC: I am a retired 70-year-old. My mother is 93 and lives alone about 20 miles from me. She has lived in her home for more than 50 years, is relatively healthy and can still take care of ...

Reflecting on past journal entries reminds columnist Kristin Neva that life as an ALS caregiver is always a mix of good and hard times.

Dear Eric: I am 40 and physically disabled. I need a powered wheelchair to get around both outside and inside my apartment. Recently, my tires were popped by some broken glass from a bottle thrown out ...

By 2030, approximately 1 in 5 Americans will be over the age of 65, according to federal projections. Experts warn the United States is hugely unprepared. There is no comprehensive ...

On a crisp golden fall afternoon ‒ right before Vermont turned into stick season ‒ we were tootling around Morrisville. My husband, Charlie, was feeling a little low. He lives with early onset ...

Over the more than 20 years that I have faced the challenges of my bipolar disorder, I was not alone. While I felt isolated for so long, my primary caregiver, Izzy Goncalves, who is my spouse, was ...

Last week, my wife and I were overjoyed to welcome our second child into this world. Our older son is 2, and our baby son is just nine days old. Being a dad is my crowning achievement in life. I ...