Clare Ansberry
Columnist, Turning Points and Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal reporter. I write a column called Turning Points about the turning points in people's lives.
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5 days ago |
tovima.com | Clare Ansberry
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Clare Ansberry
Grandparenting in the 21st century involves shifting roles, new boundaries and online adviceWhen a child becomes a parent, roles shift. In the days after her first grandchild was born, Randi Heredia listened to her son, a new dad, ask her to wash her hands before picking up the baby and warned her not to kiss the baby’s face. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Clare Ansberry
April 12, 2025 11:00 am ETWOODBRIDGE, Va.—Diana Pagan was in her mid-70s when her son was diagnosed with dementia and moved into the basement apartment of their suburban home. Now 80, she is his main caregiver, although she has diabetes and is beginning to experience memory and mobility problems. Her husband, Herman, 82, assists. Their son, John-Richard, who is 59 and gay, never married. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 months ago |
tovima.com | Clare Ansberry
Lifelong partners grapple with how and whether to stay together when one can’t care for the otherFred and Betty Schlissel met on a Halloween blind date, fell in love and got married. The couple bought a house, raised three children and traveled around the world. More than 70 years later, their love story continues, though not in the way they expected. Every morning, Fred, 94 years old, wraps a small piece of cake in a napkin, leaves his apartment and walks over to see his wife.
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2 months ago |
wsj.com | Clare Ansberry
Doctors responded, and they have trust issues too, including with patients. While some may see the response as defensive, it speaks to growing frustration on all sides with a system that has become cumbersome, costly and aloof. Healthcare in the U.S., it seems, pleases few and the bond between doctors and patients is fraying—although doctors hope to keep it from breaking.
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A couple cared for each other until they were in their 80s. Then, the husband shot his wife and killed himself. A growing portion of murder-suicides affect older adults. https://t.co/Pq0UkAUy7S via @WSJ
When Grandma and Grandpa get divorced, what happens to Thanksgiving? https://t.co/BDcp2uSFXO via @WSJ
More and more people will be aging at home, but it's not easy. https://t.co/q0puqynRAW via @WSJ