Good morning @jodeej Always nice to hear from you! I just spent two days at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for some educational sessions. One of the best speakers was a doctor who spoke on burnout, especially those in roles as caregivers of some type. He emphasized how the brain and the body are intertwined and the importance of self-care.

While I understand each person's decisions in this area are unique to themselves, if it were me and I had the chance to do this break, had a positive location to go to, and my patient was comfortable with my plan while I was gone, I'd go for it. Sounds like it would be a solid, needed break

It sounds as if your sister's would be a good location and with some supportive people around you too.

My only caveat would be this; I also remember a lot of folks telling me what to do when I was a caregiver, which if I chose not to follow their advice or simply couldn't follow it, rather than relaxing me it added to my already sky high stress levels.

So a bit of follow YOUR heart advice here I guess 🙂

What do other caregivers here think?

Strength, courage, and peace!