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Family

Coordinating care across siblings, geographies, and disagreements. The family dynamics nobody prepares you for.

6 articles

A small silhouetted woman stands on a stool before a colossal old telephone switchboard panel on a vast bare plain, reaching up to replug one of hundreds of tangled and miswired patch cables against a vivid burnt sienna sky
FamilyOctober 17, 2025

Advocacy Doesn't End When Someone Listens

When the people and systems meant to protect our loved ones fall short, caregivers step up.

Bridgid Eversole
A small silhouetted figure stands at the base of an enormous brass bell hanging from a wooden frame on a vast bare plain, pulling loose one of many cloth bandages tightly wound around the bell, a trailing strip of linen on the ground behind them against a deep mauve sky
FamilyOctober 17, 2025

"You Know Your Loved One Best" — A Doctor's Case for Speaking Up

In a system that too often fails older adults, speaking up is not confrontation. It is care.

Dr. Justin Mutter
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FamilyJuly 16, 2025

Social Isolation & Loneliness

Understanding the health impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults.

Dr. Justin Mutter
A small silhouetted figure stands among hundreds of spent sparklers on a vast flat plain, looking up at one colossal burnt sparkler towering many stories tall, its tip still shimmering with residual sparks and light against a vivid amber gold sky
FamilyJuly 16, 2025

Keeping a Parent Social When Parkinson's and Dementia Make It Hard

Helping our loved ones feel socially connected, even when it is hard.

Bridgid Eversole
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FamilyJune 18, 2025

When Keeping Them Safe Means Letting Them Live

A caregiver's perspective on balancing safety with the desire for independence.

Bridgid Eversole
A small androgynous figure stands before a colossal ornate iron gate standing wide open on a vast flat plain, its wrought-iron scrollwork perfectly maintained though the stone walls on either side have crumbled into rubble, the same open plain visible through the gate against a warm rose sky
FamilyJune 18, 2025

The Space Between Safety and Independence

Supporting dignity and autonomy while managing the realities of cognitive decline.

Dr. Justin Mutter