Caregiving for a loved one is complicated. It’s a tight intersection of compassion and caring, expectation and guilt, exhaustion and will. It’s rewarding and frustrating at the same time.

Caregiving for a loved one is complicated. It’s a tight intersection of compassion and caring, expectation and guilt, exhaustion and will. It’s rewarding and frustrating at the same time.
I was listening to an episode of This American Life the other day and Ira Glass was speaking to one of his co-workers who is a list-maker. She said she makes lists as a way to put her thoughts down on paper and free up space in her mind for other thoughts, information, data, etc. I found this interesting and it got me thinking of the lists I used to compose, and still do, about groceries, things to do, favourite books, songs, top 100 songs, favourite hockey or baseball players, handsome people, interesting jobs, etc.
Continue reading© 2025 the shine and rise                 additional design by Nicholas Canning
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑