When your loved one deteriorates and dies and you are exhausted from the care-taking, you must forgive yourself for your imperfect efforts to be totally responsive as your beloved aged, became more dependent, and placed greater expectations upon you—confident that your deceased beloved understands and forgives you.

It’s natural to want to tell yourself:

“I should have…”

“If only I hadn’t been so exhausted…”

“I just needed a break and then I was ready for more…”

You are human after all…and you can only do so much before you need a break too.

Next Blog post I’ll share Carol’s story of being with her Mom who died with Alzheimer’s.

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend
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