I spent the day with good friends. He has Parkinson’s. She’s the caregiver. It’s been a long, trying journey for both. He is different than when we met 38 years ago, when we became c… more →
The Thoughtful CaregiverDavid Feinstein wrote 6 months ago: One should try not to be separated from the beauty of the world or what is beautiful in it … more →
David Feinstein wrote 6 months ago: God Wishes To Be Expected Cardinals, starlings the backyard is lush rims of red in cups li … more →
David Feinstein wrote 10 months ago: As we come to the close of another Restaurant Week here in New York City, I realize there are a few … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: I spent the day with good friends. He has Parkinson’s. She’s the caregiver. It’s b … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: The call came at 4 a.m. Tuesday. “Your father’s on his way to the hospital in an ambulan … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: My friend Steve and I had been photographing in the Smokies and were headed home. It was late at nig … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been reading recently about beauty. What is beauty? How do you know when you see it or he … 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 →
David Feinstein wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes I forget that I don’t have to write poetry. I can tell true stories, transcribe thos … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: It all started with a hamburger. In 1986 McDonald’s opened a franchise in Rome, Italy, near th … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: My friend Paul Johnson is primary caregiver for his wife Barb. Recently he told me a funny story fro … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Abigail Thomas gave care to her husband, Rich, after an accident. He was hospitalized for many weeks … 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: Our father, almost 88, has been rather ill this past week. Contagion is an issue so the facility … more →
James Miller wrote 1 year ago: Not long ago Caring Today magazine conducted a study. 500 family caregivers were asked about their e … 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: Martha Beck had two degrees from Harvard University and was ready for a third. Then she and her husb … more →
James Miller wrote 2 years ago: My neighbor Kathy cared for her parents as they grew older. They each died, she said, quoting her fa … more →
James Miller wrote 2 years ago: This is not exactly a caregiver story. But it’s worth telling anyway, for several reasons. My … more →