Stress and caregiving go hand-in-hand. Even during the time you are not physically caring for an ailing parent or spouse, you are on duty. There is the ever present feeling that an emergency is looming. There is the feeling that if the person we are caring for is unhappy, uncomfortable or otherwise not if a good spot, it is our fault. We should fix it. What happens, of course, is that our own health fails.
Stress and caregiving go hand-in-hand. Even during the time you are not physically caring for an ailing parent or spouse, you are on duty. There is the ever present feeling that an emergency is looming. There is the feeling that if the person we are caring for is unhappy, uncomfortable or otherwise not if a good spot, it is our fault. We should fix it. What happens, of course, is that our own health fails.