Defining Your Role as a Breast Cancer Caregiver

Super Caregi­ver

over 1 year ago

It's a nice, gentle article on the generalities of care giving, but overlooks the details! For example, you just can't "give" the responsibility of insurance to someone. The insurance company has to be called by the patient, paperwork has to be filled out, signed and faxed, to allow another person to discuss matters with the insurance, not to mention the mass of mail that would need to be forwarded to that person, etc... As a spouse, the facts are you will burn out, and you will charge up again, and you will burn out again, again and again. You will isolated, but you will find strength and courage that most people will never have in their lifetimes. You will learn to fear nothing, because you have been unexpectedly thrown into the pit of hell, looked evil right in the face, and turned around clawed your way back out with the knowledge and preparedness to never return. You will become a part of select group of "superhuman" caregivers and it will be rewarding for you and your spouse when you finally make it through this journey through hell. There's no sugar-coating it. It will be hell. Man-up and carry your wife, your hero, when she needs to be carried, lead her when she needs to be led, a follow her when she's ready to lead the way! Onward through the fog!