Kate Ashford
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Of course. Thank you so much for having me.
Of course. Thank you so much for having me.
Of course. Thank you so much for having me.
Hi, Sean. I'm always happy to be here.
Hi, Sean. I'm always happy to be here.
Hi, Sean. I'm always happy to be here.
Yes, actually, I do have experience with this, fortunately or unfortunately. I landed in a long-distance caregiving role a couple of years ago when my stepfather, who was my mom's primary caregiver, got sick and he wasn't able to care for her anymore and she wasn't able to care for herself.
Yes, actually, I do have experience with this, fortunately or unfortunately. I landed in a long-distance caregiving role a couple of years ago when my stepfather, who was my mom's primary caregiver, got sick and he wasn't able to care for her anymore and she wasn't able to care for herself.
Yes, actually, I do have experience with this, fortunately or unfortunately. I landed in a long-distance caregiving role a couple of years ago when my stepfather, who was my mom's primary caregiver, got sick and he wasn't able to care for her anymore and she wasn't able to care for herself.
It was really sudden and I had to step in and put some complicated systems in place to manage things at home and then manage things in assisted living when she moved out of the home and then in the hospital when she got sicker and finally in hospice care. I live in New York, and she lived in very rural Virginia. So none of this was easy. Getting services for her wasn't easy.
It was really sudden and I had to step in and put some complicated systems in place to manage things at home and then manage things in assisted living when she moved out of the home and then in the hospital when she got sicker and finally in hospice care. I live in New York, and she lived in very rural Virginia. So none of this was easy. Getting services for her wasn't easy.
It was really sudden and I had to step in and put some complicated systems in place to manage things at home and then manage things in assisted living when she moved out of the home and then in the hospital when she got sicker and finally in hospice care. I live in New York, and she lived in very rural Virginia. So none of this was easy. Getting services for her wasn't easy.
And by the way, I also have two teenagers and a full-time job. So I understand the stress. It was very stressful.
And by the way, I also have two teenagers and a full-time job. So I understand the stress. It was very stressful.
And by the way, I also have two teenagers and a full-time job. So I understand the stress. It was very stressful.
Oh, thank you.
Oh, thank you.
Oh, thank you.
Well, for a time, we had to put caregivers in place. She couldn't be home by herself. She wasn't mobile. So we had to put caregivers into the home. But that's complicated, finding people in a very rural part of the state who could be there at the times when we needed. And then sometimes people didn't show up and family had to step in. So it was the whole thing.
Well, for a time, we had to put caregivers in place. She couldn't be home by herself. She wasn't mobile. So we had to put caregivers into the home. But that's complicated, finding people in a very rural part of the state who could be there at the times when we needed. And then sometimes people didn't show up and family had to step in. So it was the whole thing.