• Caregiver Profiles

• A EUREKA MOMENT: 2006 FIRST PRIZE WINNER

  She stopped shaking her fist at the clouds

• THE “GO TO” GIRL: 2006 FIRST PRIZE WINNER

  She moved cross-country to go the distance for her mom

• "ATTITUDE! ATTITUDE! ATTITUDE!"

  2007 "Give a Caregiver a Break" essay contest runner-up

• A DIFFERENT KIND OF JOY

  When a child's difference is Down syndrome, a family's goal remains the same—happiness!

• A HERO'S HOMECOMING

  Special healing for a soldier wounded in Iraq.

• A PROMISE KEPT

  A vow to a dying mother brings two sisters together in a battle for one's survival.

• ALL MY WAKING HOURS

  2007 "Give a Caregiver a Break" essay contest runner-up

• AS GRANDMA PLAYS WITH MY KIDS, HER EYES LIGHT UP WITH JOY

  2006 "Give a Caregiver a Break” contest RUNNER UP

• BEING BRAVE DAVE

  A caring network of friends makes a brave man proud

• CAREGIVING IS OFTEN FRUSTRATING, BUT EXTREMELY REWARDING

  2006 "Give a Caregiver a Break” contest RUNNER UP

• CONSTANT CARE

  Over time, Jerry Rifkin has become the 24/7 man for his wife, Judy

• COPING THROUGH CREATIVITY

  When an artist is blinded, a caregiver has to use her imagination

• DANCE OF LIFE

  When a stroke makes communication near impossible, learning new ways to make contact is key.

• DOUBLE DUTY: 2006 GRAND PRIZE WINNER

  As both a sister and a daughter, she remains stalwart

• GOD IS MY STRENGTH

  2006 "Give a Caregiver a Break” contest RUNNER UP

• HIS ONE AND ONLY

  2007 "Give a Caregiver a Break" essay contest runner-up

• HONORING A PARENT

  A caregiver's story of strength, honor and the Native American way

• HOW I DO IT

  2007 "Give a Caregiver a Break" essay contest runner-up

• I OFTEN REMIND CAREGIVERS TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES

  2006 "Give a Caregiver a Break" contest RUNNER UP

• IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH

  For one woman, that vow has been a test of commitment for over 37 years.

• IT’S AN HONOR TO CARE FOR THIS GENTLE SOUL

  2006 "Give a Caregiver a Break” contest RUNNER UP

• JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

  When a teenager becomes his mother's main caregiver, he takes on adult responsibilities and earns adults' respect

• KEEPING THE SHIP AFLOAT

  A husband with a brain tumor. Two children with curious minds. How one woman navigates the rough waters of her family's life.

• MOTHERS' DAYS

  A husband and wife invite their ailing mothers into their home and discover the value of shared responsibility

• NEVER LOOK BACK

  2007 "Give a Caregiver a Break" essay contest runner-up

• ON A MISSION

  When autism "stole" her child, this mother and her family began their fight for their own welfare and that of all who must deal with this disease.

• POSITIVE IMPACT

  2007 "Give a Caregiver a Break" essay contest runner-up

• REWARDING WORK, SURPRISING REACTIONS

  2007 "Give a Caregiver a Break" essay contest runner-up

• ROLE OF A LIFETIME

  Giving up her Big City dream, a Midwest girl takes on the reality of caring for her mother—and discovers the relationship she might otherwise have missed.

• SISTER ACT

  Three sisters learn to be equal partners in their caring for their mother

• THE RALLYING PLAN

  Instant tragedy and lifelong recovery helps unite a family

• THE SANDWICH MOM

  A Baby Boomer mom finds herself caught in the middle of taking care of her mentally and physically disabled child at home and her ill mother 1,500 miles away.

• THE SLIPPING-AWAY TIME

  While aiding his mother with Alzheimer's, a caring son seeks help for the two of them.

• THERE ARE NO DRAGONS I CANNOT SLAY

  2006 "Give a Caregiver a Break” contest RUNNER UP

• TOGETHERNESS, FAMILY STYLE

  An accident that took an instant—and an illness that lasts a lifetime—reshapes the relationship of a husband and wife.

• WE GRATEFULLY RECOUNT THE BLESSINGS OF OUR PROGRESSION

  2006 "Give a Caregiver a Break” contest RUNNER UP

• WHEN CARING BECOMES PLURAL

  One caring daughter plus two ailing parents equals a challenge beyond imagination and dependent on inspiration.