Bearing Life
Our story

We weren't ready either.

Two founders. No crisis story. One honest question.

If something happened to my family today, would I be ready?

One of us, Preston, asked himself that and didn't like the answer. Nothing was wrong. That was the point. If his mom had been rushed to the hospital that night, he couldn't have told the nurse her allergies or her blood type.

Payton brought him the idea for Bearing Life. Saying yes was easy.

It started from a real fear, not a market gap. We haven't lived a caregiving crisis, and we won't pretend we have. So we built Bearing Life for the person who has: the one who does most of it and has never been handed a way to share the rest.

Then we read the comments. More than 9,000 of them, from caregivers. Again and again, under the tiredness, it was the same thing: I'm the only one who knows, and nobody sees how much that is.

One person knows. No backup.

Tap to see what changes.

The nurse asks about Mom’s meds.
YouYouKnows it all
JO?JoeNo idea
AV?AvaNo idea
DN?DanaNo idea

If she can't pick up, nobody else can answer.

YouYouCan answer
JOJoeCan answer
AVAvaCan answer
DNDanaCan answer
  • Relief for the one who carries it.
  • Less risk for Mom.
  • Confidence for everyone else.
A mom laughing on the couch with her two kids

Built for you.

The love is already there. Bearing Life helps you carry it.

We won't tell you it's fine.

You'd know that was a lie. What we want for you is harder and truer: you know where everything is, and you can show up for your dad today.

Calm because you got ready, not because you looked away. That's the only kind we're interested in.

Five things we believe.

Out loud, so you can hold us to them.

  1. Ready beats organized.

    A tidy folder is nice. Being able to answer when someone asks is the point.

  2. Your information isn't the product.

    You pay us, so nobody else does. Never sold. No ads.

  3. Families, not accounts.

    Care is shared work. One subscription, and everyone you invite joins free.

  4. Calm over clever.

    No dashboards to learn. What you need should be what's on the screen.

  5. It has to work on the hard day.

    A plan only counts if you can open it when everything else is going sideways. We build for that day first.

Who we are.

Two founders, two cities, one app.

Preston Vigil, co-founder of Bearing Life
Preston Vigil
Co-founder and CEODallas, Texas

He asked the question that started Bearing Life, and he runs the business behind it.

  • Studying healthcare administration and health informatics at Samford University
  • Leads strategy, finance and operations
  • Leads the family stories we share online: more than 20 million views and 25,000 new followers in 60 days
PS
Payton Stroot
Co-founder and CTOSt. Louis, Missouri

Bearing Life was his idea first, and he builds the product.

  • Leads product and engineering
  • Builds and ships Bearing Life on iPhone and Android
  • Runs the ads that find families
  • Live on the App Store and Google Play

Where we are.

Early. Live. Still listening.

9,000+
caregiver comments we've learned from
2 stores
App Store and Google Play, live today
4.7
on the App Store, from 13 ratings

Every family prepared to care for the people they love.

Health and legal information organized, and the work shared, in one place.

So caring for Mom never falls on one person.

When we're not sure about something, we ask one question. Does this sound like someone who built it to serve, or someone who built it to sell?

We choose serve. Every time.

Preston and PaytonBearing Life co-founders

Write to us.

We answer our own email.

info@trybearinglife.com

Please don't send medical details by email.

Bearing Life is made by P2 Reserve LLC in Dallas, Texas.

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4.7 on the App Store
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