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Community: Caregiver Stories

Caregivers

Today, nearly 66 million Americans are caring for an aged, seriously ill or disabled friend or family member. Ask Medicare encourages them to share their stories and describe the approaches they are taking to address the many challenges of caregiving.

Caregiver Stories

Leonard and Kathryn Romney

I became a caregiver in August 2009 for my wife, Kathryn. After a series of tests Kathryn was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.Learn more

James Patterson and his wife

I became a caregiver on January 1, 2005 after my wife was hospitalized with complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Learn more

Bernadette and Tyrone

Bringing my husband Tyrone home from the hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest and related brain damage was one of the biggest challenges in my life. Learn more

Antoine & his mother "Like a full-time mom"

Antoine Drake grew up the eldest of nine children. As the big brother, he helped take care of his siblings, learning to cook... Learn more

Gail Keele

When she took part in her local American Cancer Society Relay For Life® this summer, Gail Keele wondered whether the special lap for caregivers included those who had lost their loved ones. Learn more

Judy Bissett

In the past five years, my mother, now 80, has progressed rapidly in dementia. And in the past year, her condition has deteriorated quickly... Learn more

R. Jones

Five years ago, my 86-year-old father was falling ill. He had fallen a few times as a result of a stroke and was living alone in Newport News, Virginia.Learn more

Anita Green

Over the past three years, I have been the caregiver for my mother who suffered a stroke. I refused to leave her in a nursing home and decided to care for her myself. Learn more

Carol Ann Pitts and mom

I have been the primary caregiver to my elderly mother for the past seven years. Before that, I also cared for my father before he passed away. Learn more

Finding help through 1-800-227-2345

When Patti Moy first walked around a Relay track, the Indiana resident was exposed to signs about the many services the American Cancer Society offers. Learn more

Kimberly Mickens

Since May 2007 I have been caring for mother who is 80 years old and has Alzheimer's disease. I have seven siblings, but I am really the only one... Learn more

Three Caregivers, one story: Deborah Duppins, Clarence Grant, Pamela Thomas

The three siblings in the Grant family are caretakers for their 78 year old mother, Lula Grant, who has Alzheimer's.Learn more

Terry Stephens

Five years ago, I became a caregiver for my husband after he suffered the removal of a meningioma... Learn more

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