Hello @kayakeradams Nice to e-meet you here on Mayo Connect. I am Scott and was my wife's caregiver during her 14+ year war with brain cancer. I am glad to read you found Connect. I also came here due to the isolation and stress of caregiving. You are correct that this group is a good place to share, learn new hints and tips, and vent. I think caregivers need all three at times.

I am sorry to read of your wife's health journey. Sounds like a tough one, indeed. The roller-coaster aspect of caregiving was one of the most difficult things for me to cope with -- as was the daily grind of being needed 24/7.

Looking forward to your next post. Do you have any specific questions?

Strength, courage, and peace

Hi @kayakeradams - I'm glad you came to Connect. I'm so sorry to hear about your wife's illness. What a year you have had after learning it had metastasized to her brain in January. My husband has dementia. I don't know if you saw the link I shared with @ice. If not I'll share it here:
http://license.umn.edu/technologies/z08156_the-savvy-caregiver-program-for-alzheimer-caregiver-training
I'm also fortunate that our local Council on Aging has a great support group that meets twice a month. Do you have any kind of support like that in your community?

@kayakeradams, I add my welcome to the Caregivers group. I'd also like to introduce you to @burrkay and @cindylb who care for partners living with lung cancer.

I encourage you to start a new discussion about chronic stress and caring for someone with metastatic cancer. Connect is a great please to be able to let it out without judgement.