Kristen Sachs

Kristen Sachs is a wife and mom living in Southern California. In July 2013, she became the primary spouse caregiver to her husband, Jeff, when he suffered a spinal cord injury in a diving accident. Jeff is now a ventilator-dependant quadriplegic, and together with their young daughter, they are learning to live a new life. Kristen’s blog, A New Dawn for Us, chronicles their struggles and triumphs on this journey of caregiving. It may not be the life they imagined, but they are doing our best to make it a life worth living.

Managing caregiver’s guilt

by Kristen Sachs | Feb 10, 2015 | Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Grief

February 13, 2014. The day I became a caregiver. That was the day Jeff came home following nearly seven months spent in three hospitals after his spinal cord injury. Of course I had been preparing for my role of caregiver for months. The nurses, therapists, and staff...

Relentless

by Kristen Sachs | Oct 20, 2014 | Caregiver Stories

Sometimes I can’t believe my husband is paralyzed. Most of the time I can. I’ve gotten fairly used to this life in the relatively short amount of time we’ve lived it. How we have to expect the unexpected. How we can’t just hop in the car on a whim anymore. Our old...

Kristen Sachs

Managing caregiver’s guilt

Relentless

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