Care Given: A memoir of walking my parents home

By Marilyn Barnes Sullivan

Caregiving is relentlessly hard. There are no easy routes. No one-size-fits-all guides. And no quick spiritual fixes.This is the story of one daughter's experience as a caregiver. The experience is personal but the issues are universal. More than 40 million, mostly invisible, people are providing unpaid care for their loved ones. This book offers them validation and support and even laughter. It sheds light on issues caregivers face. It offers tips and tells of lessons learned. It contributes to important conversations about end-of-life issues and care of the elderly. All while fearlessly exploring the range of emotions caregivers experience.This book is a narrative of experience, strength, and hope. It speaks to caregivers, true, but it also speaks to anyone who yearns to find meaning and even peace in suffering.More than 40 million, mostly invisible, family members and others are currently providing unpaid care for their frail loved ones. They know what I am talking about. This book offers them validation, support, and even laughter.It sheds light on issues caregivers face and how loved ones can support them. It offers tips for handling day-to-day practicalities and tells of lessons learned. It contributes to important conversations about care of the elderly and end-of-life issues. And yes, this book addresses head-on the notion that self-care is possible in the midst of caregiving. All while fearlessly exploring the range of emotions caregivers experience - from laughter to rage and joy to grief.Ultimately, Care Given is a narrative of experience, strength, and hope. It speaks to caregivers, true, but also to anyone who yearns to find meaning and even peace in suffering.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1795772611
• ISBN13: 9781795772617
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.3"