Tag Archives: this caregiver life Waiting… Caregivers often do a lot of waiting. The longer we are a caregiver the more waiting we will do. We have often waited in so many healthcare waiting rooms we could write Yelp reviews like nobody’s business. We wait for appointments with the person we care for in all kinds of healthcare specialty practices […]  This isn’t Tom and I robustly walking together on the beach in our senior years. It never will be us. It can’t ever be us. We will not retire together. When I retire it will be because he has died. We will never travel together to all of the places I wanted to see. We […]  A long time ago when I became a caregiver, it did not occur to me that I was one or would be one for the rest of my life. At thirty-three years old that’s a lot to consume. In the beginning, each new day was all I could focus on. Get through today. Don’t think […]  When respite calls, we should listen. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines respite this way: an interval of rest or relief. As caregivers, we know how challenging it can be to find the time to rest or have relief from our responsibilities. How does one know when they need respite? Seems like a silly question, like don’t you […] |
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