Tom Graboys, M.D. taught at Harvard. He was regarded as a leading cardiologist not just in Boston but in the U.S. Then at the height of his illustrious career he developed Parkinson’s Disease an… more →
The Thoughtful CaregiverJames Miller wrote 1 year ago: Vicki Graboys cares for her busband, Tom. He has an aggressive form of Parkinson’s desease. Li … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Tom Graboys, M.D. taught at Harvard. He was regarded as a leading cardiologist not just in Boston bu … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: We know clearly when caregiving starts. We know how it feels as it begins. But what about when it en … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Bill never regained his full physical health after his stroke. He lost his job, his sense of securit … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Mary and my wife Bernie are very good friends. They see one another regularly. Mary is very engaged … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: I’ve known Shelley for twenty-five years. She is very sweet, very caring. She has always been … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Marty is a family friend. She’s been a caregiver for her husband Lou since he had a stroke. Th … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Julia Glass had cancer, and more: Surgery. Chemotherapy. Pain. Fear. She and her husband Dennis also … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Earlier this week I was in Sioux Falls presenting about caregiving. Three sorts of people were in th … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Lynn’s mother was, in many ways, charming. She was also, in as many ways, an accomplished perf … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: In “The Vital Role” Amanda Fortini describes the unusual illness she got in Belize. For … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a true story. Jean-Dominique Bauby, a 43-year-old Frenchman, su … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Grace, age five, fell and broke her arm in dancing class. After surgery, strep infection invaded her … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Andrew Solomon has written “Notes on Accepting Care” in the new anthology An Uncertain I … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Our friend Patty cared for her husband Walt until he died of cancer. I can still remember how Patty … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Audrey’s husband has long-standing health problems. He’s been near death more than once. … more →
James Miller wrote 2 years ago: I write these words the day before Thanksgiving. Later today I’ll drive to Warsaw, Indiana and … more →
James Miller wrote 2 years ago: Joy has been caring for her widowed father for over twelve years. He became a paraplegic when routin … more →
James Miller wrote 2 years ago: Bernie was in chemotherapy for her breast cancer. Our lives were laden with anxiety and fear. As her … more →