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Caring for My Husband, Battling His Family Aug. 23, 2025
Dear Annie: I met my husband three years ago, about eight months after he lost his first wife of 20 ... Read More
Heartbroken After Years of Caregiving Nov. 14, 2024
Dear Annie: I lost my husband 10 years ago. He was a great man, and we had a good marriage for over ... Read More
Grateful for the Help, but Uncomfortable With the Extras Nov. 08, 2024
Dear Annie: I am a nurse who needed to become a full-time caregiver for my mom, who is in her 90s. I... Read More
Thank-You Notes and Caregiving Solutions Jun. 03, 2024
Dear Annie: There have been two different occasions where I sent a baby shower gift because I couldn... Read More
More Grateful for Mom This Mother's Day May. 10, 2024
Mother's Day this year is extra special because for the first time in over two decades, I am spendin... Read More
Is It Depression or Something Else? May. 09, 2024
Dear Annie: I am a 48-year-old male living at home with my folks and older sister. We are a close-kn... Read More
We Are Entering a New World of Caregiving May. 09, 2024
Is it fair to ask teenagers to give up sports and parties to care for parents or other older relativ... Read More
A Note to Caregivers Mar. 20, 2024
Dear Readers: A recent column about the caregiver who felt worn out prompted a deluge of letters, mo... Read More
Feeling Like I'm Falling Short Feb. 24, 2024
Dear Annie: I am the sole caregiver of my partner of 30 years who started suffering from dementia fi... Read More
Navigating a Fraught Family Dynamic Jan. 20, 2024
Dear Annie: My only sister, "Donna," and her husband, "Otis," moved out of state, leaving me as the ... Read More
Mother-in-Law May Be Asking Too Much Dec. 20, 2022
Dear Annie: My mother-in-law is 81 and a widow. She currently lives alone. Her health is declining, ... Read More
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words Jul. 09, 2022
Dear Annie: I have an elderly neighbor who is 96 and lives alone. Since she gave up driving, I've be... Read More
Bedbug Blunder Jun. 26, 2022
Dear Annie: I'm 60 years of age. I've been trapped my entire life taking care of people — care... Read More
Caregiver Survival Guide Jun. 10, 2022
Full disclosure: Even though I've been obsessed with health issues my entire life, I've never been i... Read More
Seek Help From the Alzheimer's Association Feb. 23, 2022
Dear Annie: This is in response to "Frustrated Peacemaker," the woman whose husband was treating her... Read More
A Gift Wasted? Jan. 15, 2022
Dear Annie: Without trying to sound arrogant, I am smarter than the average bear. Not quite a genius... Read More
I Can't Continue Being a Caregiver Jan. 07, 2022
Dear Annie: Our son has been married to a lovely girl for over 20 years. She is a daughter-in-law ev... Read More
Seeking a Dreamboat Oct. 09, 2021
Dear Annie: I've known my friend for nine years. We dated for about two years and then broke up. We ... Read More
September 24, 2021 Sep. 24, 2021
Dear Annie: My husband, children and I are caring for my widowed father, who is in the late stages o... Read More
Anxiety After Loss Sep. 06, 2021
Dear Annie: My husband passed away in April after suffering for many years from chronic obstructive ... Read More
