Joseph CascianiGeropsychologist, Consultant, Public Speaking, Freelance · Podcast Host of the Living to 100 Club | Clinical Strategies for Senior Residential Settings & Lifestyle Directors | Geropsychologist | Keynote Speaker

A Heartfelt Story of Love, Caregiving, and Recovery WITH Sarah Cart | Living to 100 Club Podcast

15 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment of the Living to 100 Club Podcast, the host recounts the cascade of stressors that beset Ben in 2015, a pivotal year that likely contributed to his health decline. Ben, a typically easy‑going, high‑energy entrepreneur, faced an economic downturn that threatened the company he co‑founded three decades earlier, causing deep concern for his employees. Simultaneously, his father—who had been the primary caregiver for Ben’s mother—fell gravely ill and passed away within three months. The family then had to coordinate 24/7 care for Ben’s mother from a distance while also settling the father’s estate. The speaker suggests that the convergence of business pressure, grief, and caregiving responsibilities placed an overwhelming burden on Ben, implicating stress as a key factor in his subsequent health issues.

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I have my suspicions. I mean, of course the doctors don't say anything definitive, but I think it was stress. Ben has always been really easy, easygoing, a high-energy guy. He's always believed that if you make something a priority, you'll be able to handle it. But 2015 was an economically challenging time for the company that he and his business partner had founded 30 years earlier, and he was worried about his employees. And at the same time, his father, who was Ben's mother's primary caregiver, suddenly became ill and died within 3 months. So we were long distance arranging for 24/7 care for his mother and settling his father's estate. That all landed on his shoulders.