caregiver – All Things Subject to Change

It’s Okay to Be Tired

I’m tired today. Caregiving on top of my regular activities adds both a physical and mental burden. I’m very thankful to still have my older family members with me, but I’m honest enough to admit it’s exhausting sometimes. Being tired is a small price to pay to have my family in circumstances where they canContinueContinue reading “It’s Okay to Be Tired”

Sometimes Caregiving Is the Full-Time Job

Some time in the late hours of Friday and early morning hours of this past Saturday, I sat mostly upright in a chair next to the bedside of a family member in the emergency department of our local hospital. While we awaited test results, we both occasionally dozed off until another doctor or nurse enteredContinueContinue reading “Sometimes Caregiving Is the Full-Time Job”