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What Makes Me Cry as a Caregiver?

What Makes Me Cry as a Caregiver?

What makes me cry as a caregiver is a list that keeps getting longer. Think of it as reverse bucket list. But really, what makes me cry as a caregiver can be boiled down to two interconnected truths.

When My Kid Was A Pizza

When My Kid Was A Pizza

In October 2014, I was in the middle of a short period of personal chaos that had created a fair sense of anxiety and fear in me: job loss; my mother experienced an accident that required surgery; my mother-in-law required hospitalization as well. I felt confused and insecure, but did my best to remember I was serving an important purpose in my family’s life. And at Halloween, the purpose to my time at home was finally realized.

To The Mom Who Is Broken

To The Mom Who Is Broken

An older woman shared with us that through the process of raising her special-needs son, she became broken. Her old self died. She was no longer the same woman that she used to be. While there was a death of her old self, the person she has become is so much more.