Hello @soberhoumom Nice to have you here chatting about the challenges of being a caregiver! I am Scott and I was my wife's caregiver for 14+ years during her war with brain cancer. I also lost both my parents during those years.

You are so very correct in saying 'life as I know it has changed'. Loss, grief, and caregiving all carry huge amounts of change to our lives. LIfe is now different as we cope with each of these difficult areas of our lives. I entered being a caregiver as one person and became another. So much changed and along with those changes intense feelings of all kinds of different emotions!

One of the changes I noticed most was my inability to manage my emotions. I wore them on my sleeve so much more than I ever had before -- and still do. Our grandsons kid me about not being able to watch any Disney movie without crying these days -- and they are 100% correct!

It must have been tough going through your folks home.

Strength, courage, and peace!

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