If you give a caregiver a break, she may add a pause
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If you give a caregiver a pause, she may take a hiatus.
If you give a caregiver a hiatus, she may just go MIA.
I am still here caring for Emily.
I am still here working my day job.
I am still here assisting my in-laws as health challenges have emerged.
I have not been contributing new articles to my blog page.
I have not been keeping up on my social media pages.
I have not been great at reaching out to friends and connections.
There is much I want to share. There are many things I would love to write about and talk about and yet, I have been conflicted about putting it out there. I also wasn’t sure anyone wanted to hear it.
Many of you have reached out and expressed missing my words and presence. It means the world to me. I have missed sharing part of this wild and crazy caregiving journey with all of you too. Your encouragement, support, and kind words are giving me the courage I need to get back in here and share. In the coming weeks, I will share what has been going on in our world. There will be joy. There will be challenges. There will be discomfort. I am ready to embrace the discomfort and write from my heart.
PS-In the spirit of my friend Gail Boenning, who writes a beautiful daily love letter, I would like to leave a link to a song that resonated with me as a caregiver. I have been listening to it often since Emily broke the family’s “special day” plate on her 23rd birthday. Grateful to my friend, Maya, that shared it with me. Maybe, it will resonate with some of you. It has become a favorite: The Mother by Brandi Carlile.
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