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Your Parents’ Health Data Is Out There – Here’s What You Need to Know
By Jean Ross, RN and Kathy Lee, MPH The healthcare system was not built for daughters. It was built for the patient, but you’re the one carrying the binder into the ER, spending afternoons on hold, and logging into portals as your parent because there’s no other way....
Where Can Caregivers Go for Help?
Caregivers have questions! At Daughterhood, we’ve heard a lot of them over the years. Each person comes to us with a unique and complex set of problems. These problems almost always generate some version of the question, “Where do I go for help? Where do I even...
What My Dad’s Death Taught Me About Dying
Three years ago, my father and I rode horses together for miles and miles of trails at a Florida state park. Two weeks after that, the world shut down and two years later, he died. His dying was my first very close-up experience with serious illness and death. If...
Caring for Aging Parents – A Sibling’s Survival Guide
There are many heartbreaking moments to navigate when our parents start to depend on us for care. But few are as painful as fighting with our siblings. This doesn’t always happen. Sibling relationships can be a source of strength and comfort as parents grow older....