January 13, 2025

FAMILY

Caregiver Confessions: ‘How Much More Can We Take?’ Eleven people who care for aging and sick relatives share their fears, resentments, and guilt.

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I never left home, like a good Cuban. My dad died when I was 9, and my mom never remarried, so I always felt a responsibility for her as her only child, especially since I’m not married and don’t have children of my own. Around eight years ago, I started to notice she would forget her keys, or she’d forget to take her medication. She loved to cook, and she was always cooking the same meal, Cuban beans. Always the same one. Those are the things that, when you’re busy and caught up in the day-to-day, you think it might just be old age, right? Then, one day, I got home and she gave me a really strange look, and I realized she did not know who I was. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and ever since then, I’ve been her primary caregiver.

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Your Daily Horoscope by Madame Clairevoyant: January 13, 2025 You’ll feel inspired to embrace what makes you unique today thanks to the Sun and Uranus. Let this energy guide you toward new discoveries.

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The Lonely Burden of the Family Caregiver

Caregiver Confessions: ‘How Much More Can We Take?’ Eleven people who care for aging and sick relatives share their fears, resentments, and guilt.

In Other News ...

Amber Feld lost her apartment and her kid’s school in the Palisades wildfire. She told the Cut about the chaotic evacuation and the financial impact of the disaster.

In this week’s sex diary, a novelist visiting New York invites a woman over for takeout and cuddles.

Kim Kardashian called for higher pay for incarcerated firefighters, more than 900 of whom have rushed in to help stop the spread of fires in L.A.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan that he thinks corporate America needs more "masculine energy."

Dive into all our stories on style, self, culture, and power.

Your Daily Horoscope by Madame Clairevoyant: January 13, 2025 You’ll feel inspired to embrace what makes you unique today thanks to the Sun and Uranus. Let this energy guide you toward new discoveries.

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From the under-$10 ones to the superluxurious ones beauty editors swear by.

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