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The Costly, Painful, Lonely Burden of Care
Health care in the U.S. relies on an “invisible army” of caregivers mostly women. For many, stunted careers, lost earnings and exhaustion are part of the fallout.
Credit.Karolin Schnoor
March 16, 2021
“If society wants us to keep caring for others, it’s going to have to show a little more care for us.” Kate Washington, the author of “Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America”
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In 2015, Kate Washington’s world changed. Her husband, Brad Buchanan, was late for family dinner. She found him in the bathroom, coughing up blood a lot of it. She handed him a bucket and asked the neighbor to watch their two young daughters while she drove him to the emergency room.