{"id":5995,"date":"2026-09-23T14:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/?p=5995"},"modified":"2026-09-23T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:19:03","slug":"why-i-wrote-caregiving-in-america-and-why-this-conversation-matters-now-by-lance-a-slatton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/why-i-wrote-caregiving-in-america-and-why-this-conversation-matters-now-by-lance-a-slatton\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Wrote Caregiving in America \u2014 And Why This Conversation Matters Now By Lance A. Slatton"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are moments in life that divide everything into a before and an after.<\/p>\n
For me, one of those moments began with a phone call about my father.<\/p>\n
At the time, I was newly married and pursuing a path toward medicine. I had completed much of the coursework and training that I thought would determine the direction of my professional life. Then my father needed help, and what we initially believed would be a relatively short period of assistance became nearly three years of around-the-clock caregiving through seven major surgeries.<\/p>\n