I am so sorry for what you are experiencing.

I like to think that caregiving is much like forgiving. We do it for the other person, but just as many benefits come back to us. Your love and time and work for your mom and aunt will be something that you get to have forever. Hard to feel that now perhaps, but it can support and strengthen you when they are gone.

I heard something when I started on my caregiving journey: the most important minute in our life is the minute at hand. In the hardest moments I make myself think that, and it brings my thoughts and focus back to what I can do in that moment to improve my husband’s experience, and what the moment can bring or do for me.

Find comfort in knowing you are never alone. We are out here.

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