ANNIVERSARY OF A CAREGIVER
First Year Anniversary of “A Caregiver’s Conscience.”
It has been a year since I began writing “A Caregiver’s Conscience.” It is hard for me to believe on all different levels of dis-belief.
It’s been a year since I began feeling as if I stepped into someone else’s life. And every day since then, I wake up thinking, “this can’t be my life!” It may not be a life that I have chosen but it is the life that I am living at the moment. And I believe in “living life to the fullest,” therefore, I will bloom where I am planted. Writing this Blog helps me to do that.
I began writing this Blog because I felt so alone and as if no one understood what I was going through being my Mother’s Caregiver. In the past year, I have made more than one Caregiver’s Connection with people who let me know that I was not alone. We shared the same stories featuring different cast members but with the same plot twists and storylines. And the hugs from strangers helped me realize that people can see and feel some of the cares and concerns that reside deep within my conscience.
I share the cares and concerns of my Caregiver’s Conscience because I think that it is important to “tell the others.” I do not offer advice or solicit opinions. My mission is simply to recount the facts–the day-to-day realities of being a Caregiver.
The stories may make you laugh “Flushable Wipes,” cry “I Want to Live,” frown “Am I in Your Way,” or smile “Hugs,” and do so with the knowledge that this is the real world of the Caregiver.
It is said, “Those who do not learn from History are doomed to repeat it.”
The traditional first Anniversary gift is “Paper.” Paper–a blank page to create the next course of A Caregiver’s Conscience.
People have often said to me, “You should write about that!” My response has always been, “I don’t want to write about the story in which I am currently starring–it’s not that easy.” Everyone has a story, but everyone is not a Writer. However, I am a Writer and I have been challenged to write my Caregiver’s Story. I was correct about one important fact; it is not that easy!
This Anniversary also marks the end of Season 1, “A Caregiver’s Conscience – The Podcast.” It is available to binge watch or listen to on YouTube.
“A CAREGIVER’S CONSCIENCE – SEASON 1 THE PODCAST”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrzKKewY2vE&list=PLbXuFv3i0Dh6aDrdaRipgHnscryFxQpKy
“A CAREGIVER’S CONSCIENCE”
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