Holidays are hard when you aren't a caregiver! Adding on the additional stress of going through a time you feel pressure to be happy when someone you care for is seriously ill is a difficult task to take on. The hardest part is being available...
Holidays are hard when you aren't a caregiver! Adding on the additional stress of going through a time you feel pressure to be happy when someone you care for is seriously ill is a difficult task to take on.
The hardest part is being available to experience the moments with your loved one. Maybe things aren't extremely bad and your loved one had the energy to enjoy the season. During those happy moments you find yourself pulled away by sadness, stress, exhaustion or maybe your brain just won't stop winding through all the things and you can't just be there.
Listen more to not being able to let go over the holidays in Episode 38 and then head over the www.caregiverconnectionpodcast.com.