New York Times
By JOHN LELAND
Published: November 29, 2008
Even as they make up nearly 40 percent of family care providers now, men are less likely to ask for help to cope.
When Peter Nicholson’s mother suffered a series of strokes last winter, he did something women have done for generations: he quit his job and moved into her West Hollywood home to care for her full time.Since then, he has lost 45 pounds and developed anemia, in part because of the stress, and he is running out of money. But the hardest adjustment, Mr. Nicholson said, has been the emotional toll.“The single toughest moment was when she said to me, ‘And now who are you?’Â ” he said. “My whole world just dropped. That was the pinnacle of despair.”
Source: New York Times
