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Type
Radio
Title
Two Weeks
Year
2007
Andrea Silenzi highlights the final weeks of Laurie Williams, a women who suffers from Lou Gerhrig's Disease, and considers herself to be a witch. Silenzi speaks to Williams' caretaker, Laurie Theriault, about the bond they developed despite their spiritual differences.
Type
Writing
Title
The Hope Next Door
Year
2009
While facing an eight-year battle with multiple myeloma, Mary Jo Taylor received companionship from Jeffrey Wood, resulting in a great friendship and the creation of eHope. Kai Lindemulder documents the work done by Wood and other volunteers and caregivers who provide community and hope to patients facing life-threatening illnesses.
Type
Multimedia
Title
The Caretaker
Year
May 4th, 2018
As the Cushing Island caretaker, Danny Lapointe takes care of the seasonal cottages through the winter. He also keeps busy clearing snow and maintaining docks and equipment through the winter storms.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Take Good Care
Year
2013
With two sons who suffered from Huntington's Disease, Raima Fernald did everything she could to support them. Peter Frick-Wright documents how Fernald cared for her sons before they passed away.
Type
Photography
Title
Somehow, Someway
Year
2010
Sarah Craig documents the work that Glenda St. Pierre does as a caretaker for both her mother, who is 100 years old, and her husband, who has advanced Parkinson's.
Type
Writing
Title
Only So Many Hours
Year
2005
Scott Sell documents the work of Bob and Helene Quinn, owners and caretakers of Eagle Island. Sell speaks to the Quinns about all of the work they do on the island to keep up with repairs as old age catches up to them.
Type
Radio
Title
Mingling Pen and Plow
Year
2005
Sarah Miller discusses the history and story of Chimney Farm with Gary Lawless, the caretaker of the land. Lawless speaks about how Henry Beston used to live on the property and the importance of maintaining the land and farm.
Type
Writing
Title
Living with Mental Illness
Year
1995
Liza Buchbinder investigates the mental health system in Maine, speaking with caretakers and visting the Augusta Mental Health Institute.
Type
published content
Title
Island Time
Year
2007
Rebecca Stewart captures the work of Bob and Helene Quinn, owners and caretakers of Eagle Island. Stewart documents how they spend their days cooking, lobstering, and exploring.
Type
Photography
Title
En el nombre de su espiritu: In the Name of Her Spirit
Year
2002
Worth Stokes documents the routines of a woman works as a caretaker.
Type
Photography
Title
Eagle Island: Only So Many Hours
Year
2005
Rebecca Stewart captures the work of Bob and Helene Quinn, owners and caretakers of Eagle Island. Stewart documents how they spend their days cooking, lobstering, and exploring.
Type
Radio
Title
Bury Me Deep: Two Hospice Workers Invite Us Into the World of Death and Dying
Year
2011
Transgressing the boundaries of the living and dying on a daily basis, Alison Milne and Michael Schooley travel hundreds of miles around Maine to offer hospice care. Rachel James documents the work that Milne and Schooley do as hospice caretakers and having to make their own boundaries less permeable.
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