http://www.caring.com/community/groups/caring-central/discussions/whats-your-favorite-part-about-caregiving en-us 60 <p>I think my favorite part is the rare part - the reflection.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It's the moments when food or a song or something triggers a memory for my parent or grandparent.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am usually so immersed in the now. There's a lot to do to take care of someone and your family and your job and maybe even a pet.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I love those moments when I take the time to ask or it just spills out and I get to connect to the girl or the wife or the father that my parent or grandparent was, like when my grandmother tells me her nickname (corn silk) when she was a girl growing up on a Native American reservation.</p> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:53:37 -0000 www.caring.com:5:22:49 Kirby F http://www.caring.com/community/groups/caring-central/discussions/whats-your-favorite-part-about-caregiving <p>I truly love to find new information for my parents and mother-in-law about a drug or condition that gets them thinking about their own health, gives them food for thought the next time they visit with their doctors and sometimes even gets them to make lifestyle changes for the better.&nbsp; None of them are terribly computer savvy, so if I didn't do some research, I'm not sure anyone would.&nbsp; I know it's not the most involved of roles, but it's really satisfying.&nbsp; <img src="/javascripts/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/regular_smile.gif" /></p> <p>I'd love to hear about some things you do for your loved ones that make you (and them!) feel good.&nbsp;</p> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:42:14 -0000 www.caring.com:5:22:46 Missy http://www.caring.com/community/groups/caring-central/discussions/whats-your-favorite-part-about-caregiving