stress – All Things Subject to Change

All at Once

Recently, it’s been several things at once going wrong. Frequently used items have suddenly broken, sources of income have disappeared, and I’m questioning exactly what I’m doing. When we have those moments in which everything seems to be going wrong all at the same time, it’s easy to throw our hands up and admit defeat.ContinueContinue reading “All at Once”

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”