Hi there! Thank you so much for your response. My mother was my father's caregiver until May when she became so exhausted she could barely move. Doctor appointments and testing started at that point and I just started grocery shopping and doing random house chores for my parents. She hated that she couldn't care for herself. Thankfully my father had home health care and a private caregiver for an extra 10-12 hours a week so I wasn't thrown right into caregiving. Eventually I started staying with my parents through the week and my brother on the weekends. My mother passed very quickly from pancreatic and liver cancer (10 days after diagnosis). A month later my husband & I moved my dad to our house. I'm very blessed to have a husband who helps in my father's care. I have only recently started taking a short walk 3-4 times a week. I have some health challenges myself so I'm starting slow. I have a tendency to isolate and I actually am experiencing guilt because I don't cry very often because I'm missing my mom. I usually cry when I get mad about my situation. My friend tell me to look at it like "I get to take care of my dad". My son tells me to "feel my feelings" because that's what his mom told him <grin>.
I apologize for once again rambling. Happy New Year 💕