BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — "Cancer wasn't on our radar," Kyle Woody says. In 2012 at the age of 32, Kyle's wife Sarah was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer, which eventually turned metastatic. A ...

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On a special episode (first released on February 21, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: With an aging baby boomer population, the demand for family caregivers in the U.S. has never been higher. While ...

A male-only support group for Alzheimer's caregivers makes men "more comfortable" to speak up, its facilitator said. Hosted by the Greater Missouri Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, this support ...

About 40% of caregivers are men. Of those men, 30% are black and face special challenges not addressed by existing supports for caregivers. A professor who studies this issue is a caregiver himself.

More male caregivers are taking on the role of tending to a loved one – a role that may have traditionally fallen more on women's plates, a new study reports. The role also comes with its challenges, ...

Robert Turner didn't expect the last 24 hours to go this way. His father, who's 85, ended up in the hospital overnight. Turner has just picked him up and helped him into the car so he can take him ...

Andy Rachelski became the primary caregiver for his wife of 60 years, Mary Rachelski, after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. Since then, he has picked up many new skills, including ...

Background: There is considerable evidence demonstrating the negative effects of caregiving particularly in the areas of psychological well-being and quality of life of family caregivers of patients ...