"There are only four kinds of people in this world,” former first lady Rosalynn Carter once wrote. “Those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers, those who will need caregivers.”
I read these words on the plane flying home from California last year. I was instantly taken back to late summer of 2003 when I began the process of caring for both of my parents who were eventurally in hospice. My mom had multiple heart and breathing issues, infections and generally was in poor health, with dementia. My father was most heartbreaking, perfectly sound except for the esophageal cancer, possibly other places as well, that would take his life in April of 2004.
Love doesn’t stop when a parent, spouse, or friend gets sick. Here, remarkable stories of stepping up, sticking around, and finding joy, written by Camille Peri from the Dec/Jan issue of Reader's Digest. I hope these stories lift and stregthen your spirit as they did mine.
May you have a happy, hopeful New Year.
http://www.rd.com/make-it-matter-make-a-difference/-4-amazing-caregiving-stories/article168643.html
A book of comfort and encouragement for caregivers and loved ones.
When Someone You Love Has Cancer by Cecil Murphey
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"Dear God, help me to care for those who are gonig through difficult times. Strengthen me to reach out to those who hurt, even if I can't feel their pain as they do. Amen."
New York Times bestselling coauthor of 90 Minutes in Heaven Cecil Murphey knows what it is to walk the journey of cancer with someone he loves. As a pastor, he counseled and comforted many. But when his wife was told she had cancer, being a caregiver and encourager took on a new and personal meaning.
If someone you love has cancer, or if you know of a caregiver who needs a bit of comfort, let these simple words and prayers from someone who's been there ease your heart and give you spirit-lifting thoughts for celebrating the gift of life in the midst of troubles.
New York Times bestselling coauthor of 90 Minutes in Heaven Cecil Murphey knows what it is to walk the journey of cancer with someone he loves. As a pastor, he counseled and comforted many. But when his wife was told she had cancer, being a caregiver and encourager took on a new and personal meaning.
If someone you love has cancer, or if you know of a caregiver who needs a bit of comfort, let these simple words and prayers from someone who's been there ease your heart and give you spirit-lifting thoughts for celebrating the gift of life in the midst of troubles.
