For Those Who Care

About For Those Who Care

Welcome to “For Those Who Care”. Hosted by RuthAnn, who spent 25 years caring for her husband, Lance, a disabled U.S. Navy Veteran living with two rare blood cancers and early onset dementia, this podcast was created for caregivers and those who support them. Gain valuable insights and a deeper understanding of the caregiver’s life through honest conversations, personal stories, and interviews with caregivers and experts. RuthAnn and her guests explore the challenges, joys, and often overlooked moments of caregiving. Whether you are a caregiver yourself or someone who wants to better understand and support the caregivers in your life, this podcast offers insight, encouragement, and community. Join us to connect, listen, and find strength in the caregiving experience.

Publisher

RuthAnn Batchelder

Category

education · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Aug 2024

Latest episode

17 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

79 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Mar 2026

   79 - Pressing Pause: Because Caring Never Really Ends

   Send a text In this short episode, I share a personal update about why I’m pressing pause on new episodes of For Those Who Care for a little while. I talk about what it’s been like to keep caring about caregivers after my years of caring for Lance, and why even people who support caregivers need to pay attention to their own limits. I’m not offering “magic solutions” here—just honesty, encouragement, and the same questions I often ask you: What have you done to care for yourself lately? While...

2. 

   10 Mar 2026

   78 - Isaiah’s Story, Part 2: What End‑of‑Life Care Taught Him About Living

   Send a text In this second part of my conversation with Isaiah, we pick up where we left off – looking back on his time helping care for Lance and what it was like as we moved into the beginning of hospice care. Isaiah had already been with us for months by then, and he witnessed that transition – the change in pace, the weight in the air, and the effort it took to keep finding moments of humor and connection. Even with the heaviness of that time, there’s a lot of laughter in this episode. Is...

3. 

   3 Mar 2026

   77 - Caregiving at 18: How Walking Beside Lance Shaped Isaiah’s Understanding of Care (Part 1)

   Send a text When Isaiah agreed to become Lance’s caregiver at just 18 years old, he already knew Lance’s diagnosis was terminal. Most people his age were thinking about school, work, or friends—but Isaiah said yes to something much harder and far more meaningful. In this first part of our two‑episode conversation, he shares what led to that decision, how caregiving reshaped his understanding of compassion and presence, and how those experiences still shape him today, more than five years afte...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,768

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

0