Episode 51: Then and Now

by | Jun 9, 2016 | Podcasts | 0 comments

An update on last summer’s interview with a New Yorker named Tim, whose dad is in the late stages of Parkinson’s disease and whose stoic mother refused outside help until recently.  Tim talks about what’s changed with his parents since we last spoke with him, why his...

Episode 9: Return Of The Prodigal Son

by | Aug 20, 2015 | Podcasts | 0 comments

As a teenager Tim couldn’t wait to get away from his parents, but now, at age 50, he visits them regularly at their home in Connecticut. It feels far away from Manhattan, where for the past 25 years Tim has lived as an openly gay man. But the home front beckons: his...

Episode 3: Best Laid Plans

by | Jul 9, 2015 | Podcasts | 0 comments

Lisa Saunders realized something wasn’t right with her parents when they got lost on a road trip near her hometown in Northern Virginia. She flew up from Florida to check in on them, and soon got a crash course in long-distance caregiving. In the intense months that...