Talking to other people about their caregiving journey never gets old.

I remember all of the times someone asked me about my experience as a caregiver for my mom and now my sister.

As hard as it can be to go through some of the painful details, each time I share releases a swarm of emotion that eventually settles and calms my mind.

Sometimes we underestimate how key inspiring, healing, and empowering it is to share your experiences and to share others' experiences.

Every now and then, I talk to other people about their own inspiring stories through this journey of caregiving. The interviews are raw. They are real. I don’t hold back. I don’t let them hold back.

These are their real life stories…

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April 2019
Tony takes care of his in-laws

Talking about nights of little sleep and still needing to go in to work the next day. The thing with caregiving is that the caregiver lives two lives, and possibly more depending on how many relationships the caregiver is attached to. Every relationship can be like living another life. It was frustrating to change diapers, clean up vomit, or get up one to two hours after you just laid down to rest because your love one cannot sleep and is calling you.

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March 2019
Jarvis Takes care of his wife

It was such a great challenge to have to care for the love of my life. I had to step up and perform duties that she could no longer perform herself. This included bathing, walking, dressing, and cleaning after use of the toilet. Whatever she needed, I did. This was a true test of my love for her, as well as the level of commitment to my marriage vows. The journey was not an easy journey, and our worlds completely changed.

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February 2019
Olivia cares for her father

The cancer took a fierce toll on his body. It came to a point where I had to bathe him and care for the catheter. That was hard, especially being a woman. But he didn’t want anyone else to do it. I guess he trusted me and felt that I would always respect him, and I did. The difficulty was that I knew my father was proud, private, and strong. Now he was dependent on others to do for him what he normally did for himself. This was such a blow for him to allow anyone to bathe him.

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