50s Feeling Devastated about Care Giving; Turned to Gratitude about Every Part of It
(HA from Aichi Prefecture/50s/Female/Unemployed) My mother used to be healthy and was never ill. But she fell ill to cer...
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50s 50s The Strength Brought by All Family Members Becoming One
None of the Hardship of Nursing Care Felt Along the Way
(KN from Ibaraki Prefecture/50s/Female/Candy Manufacture) My family member consists of my parents, younger brother, and ...
60s My Father Is My Barometer: Changes in My Emotions about Being My Father’s Care Giver
(AT from Ishikawa Prefecture/Female/60s/Part time Worker) My father has recently been rushed to the hospital and was hos...
60s Jittai is no Excuse in Our Life
Aim to Attain Happiness Like When We Were a Newly Married Couple
(TC from Yokohama City/60s/Female/Housewife)When my husband came home from his work, his behavior was not usual. His ste...
60s Winning Over a Cancer That Occurs in One Out of One Hundred Fifty Thousand—How to Accept It to Make My Mind and Body Feel at Ease
(KW from Shizuoka Prefecture/60s/Male/Unemployed) With the health checkup at my workplace, I had my blood closely examin...
60s Working Together to Make the Best of Our Lives With My Husband, Diagnosed With Early-Onset Dementia
(HH from Fukui Prefecture/60s/Female/Temporary Worker) My husband was diagnosed with early onset dementia 9 years ago, w...
60s The presence of my mother taught me how to take things in stride
(TK from Gunma Prefecture/60s/Female/Housewife) My mother was in a nursing home for severe dementia. Under the novel cor...