When the weight of caregiving grows too much, and depression forces you to your knees, rise out of depression with your friends.
Guest blogger and caregiver, Jay Kraker of The Empowered Caregiver Network [TCV Update 11/21/2019: Link removed – leads to another site], writes about making reservations to attend his college homecoming at Ohio University. When the time drew near he didn’t want to go and was willing to forfeit the nonrefundable hotel and airfare.
I sucked up my indifference, declared to myself (without belief) that I would enjoy myself, and flew the friendly skies.
In a single day on my old college campus, I burst the bubble of apathy that had followed me for weeks. — Jay Kraker
How did Jay do it? Read more by clicking on Blow away depression. [TCV Update 11/21/2019: Link no longer operational]
Brenda Avadian, MA
TheCaregiversVoice.com
