Caregivers Rediscovering Their Identity A friend’s wife suffered through a rough couple of years with cancer, and he served as her sole caregiver. Meeting up with him one day, I asked, “How are you doing?” He quickly replied, “Well, we’re doing okay. She just got home...
Resentment seems to be a regular companion for caregivers. It comes in flash points when we feel presumed upon, undervalued, and unappreciated. That resentment, however, cripples us as caregivers far more than it negatively affects others. A pianist for even longer...
Few things rise to the level of the deep appreciation that I feel for my father and the impact he continues to have on my life. As a caregiver for a wife with extreme disabilities, I now recognize skills and behaviors learned from a man who didn't journey down the...
For more than thirty years, I’ve been a caregiver for my wife through a medical nightmare that continues to bring new challenges—often daily. With a surgery count that has mushroomed past six dozen, and treatment by now nearly 100 different doctors, this journey...
In the face of overwhelming odds, we put ourselves in an often impossible situation, and keep doing it armed with little else than love—while spending blood, sweat, and treasure. I wouldn't hang around somebody who treats me the way I treat myself, and I’ll bet you...