There are a lot of working parts in any caregiving arrangement. Underlying the errand running, meal preparations, doctors visits, and the million other little things, there is trust. Trust that we love the person. Trust that we will be there tomorrow to do it all again. Trust. Since caregiving relationships are also replete with paradoxes, …
Gone Yet Remembered
As we pull ourselves out of the wreckage of the pandemic world, our lived experience is full of surprises. A normal world has emerged that does not quite meet the expectations we dreamt about during those crazier days. I have not even heard anyone mention the “new normal” in quite a while. I think we …
The Gift of Growth
Maybe I am just more sensitive to people’s frustrations with life lately, but I see many struggling with trying to get the answer they want out of a question that has already provided an answer. They persist in pursuing the same problem, using the same methods, and yielding the same answer over and over again. …
Being in Charge of Everything is a Tough Job
I like control. I like that sense that I have the ability to change things to suit my desires. I just wish it were true. Putting Feet on the Ground Once over the initial shock of confronting a caregiving crisis, the cocky youngster in me decided that this should be easy to whip. Such hubris …
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