CareGiverCare

Hi there...and welcome!! I'm so glad you stopped by. This web site is designed for Caregivers and people who know and love someone who is a Caregiver. The Caregiver role can be a very difficult and stressful one. This site is designed mainly for emotional support.....to try to lift the spirits of someone who may be emotionally a bit down in a Caregiver situation.

I have been my parent's Caregiver for several years now. I know from personal experience how stressful, sad, difficult, lonely, hard, trying, heartbreaking, and emotionally draining a Caregiver situation can be. I tried to find a place on the Internet for some support. I needed it. My friends were invaluable to me as emotional support and comfort; but, I didn't want to constantly burden them with my troubles. I could not locate any web site at that time. I found plenty of web sites with functional information such as help in choosing a nursing home, legal issues, the best prices for adult diapers, etc....ALL very good and much needed information.....but I just couldn't locate the emotional help I needed. I decided to start a web site purely for emotional support for Caregivers.

My Father passed away in 2004 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. His death gave me a clarity and perspective on my Caregiver role and situation I could never have envisioned before he died. It made me realize that everything I endured as his Caregiver.....WAS WORTH IT!! I have an incredible peace of knowing I did all I could to make his final years and days the best they could be.

It also allowed me to see areas where I could have done things a bit differently for myself in order to navigate my Caregiver road better. I am still my Mother's Caregiver, and things I have learned are helping me take even better care of my her. And; I can now see ways I might possibly help others in their Caregiver situation. This is my main goal here with this web site. To provide a place to simply make other Caregivers FEEL BETTER.