Meika Loe Ph.D.

Could We Really Make This Work Without Grandparents?

This is my attempt to value that taken-for-granted work – the work they do on a regular basis for us, their kids.

This is my attempt to value that taken-for-granted work – the work they do on a regular basis for us, their kids.

Doula for the Dying

A dying woman only spoke to me in Romanian, I in English and rudimentary Spanish. I think we managed to connect.

A dying woman only spoke to me in Romanian, I in English and rudimentary Spanish. I think we managed to connect.

Nursing Assistant in Training

Do you ever stop and think about how integral the sensation of touch is to the human experience? Can you imagine going a day without touching another human? Being a nursing assistant brings these thoughts into perspective.

Do you ever stop and think about how integral the sensation of touch is to the human experience? Can you imagine going a day without touching another human? Being a nursing assistant brings these thoughts into perspective.

Hospice in Rural Kenya

How does one begin to talk about working at a hospice in rural Kenya?

How does one begin to talk about working at a hospice in rural Kenya?

Am I living in the right place?

It is difficult to plan ahead, at any age. I don’t know where I want to live either! But considering living environments, close connections, and care resources might help me figure it out someday.

It is difficult to plan ahead, at any age. I don’t know where I want to live either! But considering living environments, close connections, and care resources might help me figure it out someday.

Caring for Someone?

Most of us have a hard time with dependency in a culture that values the opposite. And that’s just the tension that exists in Russo’s tale – a mom who is a die-hard stubborn independent continues this performance for some time, despite functional potential to the contrary. How does a caregiver honor that constant push for autonomy while at the same time being genuine?

Most of us have a hard time with dependency in a culture that values the opposite. And that’s just the tension that exists in Russo’s tale – a mom who is a die-hard stubborn independent continues this performance for some time, despite functional potential to the contrary. How does a caregiver honor that constant push for autonomy while at the same time being genuine?