I have provided care for someone. These are the thoughts and feelings I keep to myself.

I have provided care for someone while i cant take care of my own parents. As an immigrant living in NZ, we are sacrificing alot that we left everything behind…

I have cared for both of my parents who were not mobile... Thoughts of helplessness, hurt, depression anxiety sad and mostly loneliness....

I have to look after myself. I am a 50 yo man, with a degenerative joints disease that we've been working on for over 10 years. I also have some…

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We had the suprise of our 2nd daughter being special needs it has been a long journey she is now 28 integrated into community activities and manages her money .…

I am the full time carer of a young woman with multiple disabilities. We are a single income family and are more fortunate than other carers because we can afford…

I am a registered nurse. I work within the health system, and I look after sick and disabled people. It is far easier to do this than it is to…

I have an autistic child who is now in their early 20s. It's been the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. 2 years ago I burnt out…

This is a blog i wrote and is an issue the disabled community tend to ignore - This reflection is written from lived experience as a parent within the disability…

I care for my darling husband who lives with chronic PTSD...As a former mental health csw i know the signs to be aware of and when to gently intervene...I will…

As an only child, I felt that the burden of caring for Dad fell on no one else but me, including my husband and our four young children at the…

​Caring for my dad in his final days was the greatest honor of my life, but it was also the heaviest thing I have ever carried. I constantly battled a…

Caring for my Son for 50yrs has been a roller coaster ride he has bipolar. When he was a teenager he tried to take his life as he was not…

I helped care for my mother when she deteriorated quickly. She was under the care of a prominent agency before she died. My sibling and I have a poor relationship.…

I have cared for my mother and brother. But this is the wonderful journey of my brother in 2019. We received a phone call from his partner stating he was…

I care for my disabled brother. Both of my parents have passed away and made no provision for him before they died. I think my brother has a life where…

So while I wasn’t the direct caregiver, I still have a story I’d like to share. My grandmother developed dementia in her late 80s. It was so sad because she…

There is no logic, rhyme nor reason. Who knew there would be so much guilt? It's an awful, cruel disease robbing every memory moments after they happened. No recall, just…

My mother was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia with Alzheimer's in 2023. I became my mother's carer. The year before, Pop had passed. One of my siblings passed in 2024. It…

I cared for both parents, dad in a resthome where I worked, had I not worked there he would have been at home, I had 5 siblings at the time…

My siblings and I provided care to my mother during the last stages of cancer. There was so much about this time I will be forever grateful for. But this…

I have supported/cared for my wife who has long term mental illness for over 8 yrs. It’s been a bloody hard road and I don’t often talk about it because…

From being told the gp thought she was autistic as a toddler to her being uplifted by cyfs in a 30 second ambush in a public place based on false…

Staying upbeat is the hardest. So many hospital admissions stays visits for heart issues lately. Luckily money is not an issue at the moment as he is on the pension…

I cared for my husband during his roughly year long battle with terminal stomach cancer while also looking after our 2 kids both with autism, the youngest more severe and…

My story isn’t about family, it’s about members of my community who needed support accessing the services they are entitled to and rallying members of the community to volunteer their…

My 2 youngest adult children have disabilities. One has ADHD,ODD. The other has an intellectual disability plus a few others. I'm a single mum and its been and is a…

I cared for my beautiful husband, he had terminal brain cancer for nearly a year and a half. We both lived through this. As his caregiver aswell as working. The…

My mother has a stage 4 brain tumour. It has caused her to be more emotional and difficult. She is rigid in her thinking and demanding. She can be rude…

I have a young child with multiple medical conditions and I struggle daily trying to stay on top of them. Sometimes I think they would be better off without me…

My mum is a chronic, acute hoarder - to the point it is a risk to her wellbeing and life. I’ve tried to get her help multiple times before, after…

My youngest adult daughter has a genetic degenerative neurological condition, its horrible for her slowly becoming more and more dependent, sometimes I get so frustrated with her as apathy is…

I have three kids, two with disabilities. It’s been really hard. Sometimes I feel like giving up completely. I often feel so isolated and unsupported in my role as their…

Providing care to my son meant I missed out on spending time with my mother after her cancer diagnosis. I spend every day trying not to let my son know…

I’m not sure if I’m technically a caregiver. But I have a child with a number of neurological conditions. His support needs aren’t particularly high but it does take a…

Hello, I have been a caregiver for my grandmother, in her early 90s. She suffered from heart failure, dementia, sepsis and frailty. there was so many new feelings I experienced…

I have a great deep love for my mum. She loved me unconditionally, supported and helped me grow into the woman I am today. There are times that I felt…

I cared for my profoundly physically and intellectually disabled son, who required support for everything, at home for the first 17 years of his life. He died in his early…

I love caring for my partner and I feel deeply for them in everything they are going through and I am so proud of everything they achieve despite it. But…

Tena koutou. I'm a wahine in my 70s. This is about my moko who is in her late 20s. She has been diagnosis with a terminal illness. Although I'm not…

CRPS is despair, disabiling, destroying and often the desire of 1's demise. Caring and 'Caring'.... how hard to be both while sum1 so loved suffers beyond limits acceptable. Claim accepted…

At the time, there wasn’t really space to process what it meant. Survival just took over. My baby needed care, strength, and stability — so that’s what was given. Everything…

I am raising one of the most wonderful, vibrant & incredibly himself brings I have ever had the honor of meeting. A person we made, a person we love beyond…

My child has just been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes under the age of 3. I was slightly older when I was diagnosed. While I’m thankful we’ve caught this early,…

I am 59. I tried my hardest to care for my mum she was so stubborn and difficult. I did all her chores. Cooked took her to appointments. Tried to…

I care for my papa, It used to be that I cared for my nan and papa until she passed recently - Before I became a paid home caregiver for…

I hate the random waves of sadness and grief I feel when I see them with neurotypical peers, feeling that are immediately followed by feelings of shame and guilt for…

After caring for my mother in law for 3 years, constant yo-yo in and out of hospital for chronic health issues, and holding down a full time job created major…

I am still uncovering the thoughts and feelings that I am keeping; even from myself, while I care for someone. I have the privilege to care for my husband. He…

I’m worthless unless I’m doing something for others. Any time I prioritise myself, it’s ridiculous how to custard everything turns. My needs being pushed back for back for so long…

Gosh my thoughts - that my daughter can’t leave this world before I do and I’m not ready to leave yet I want so much to take that thing in…

I cared for my mother-in-law for 3 1/2 years before she was assessed as needing rest-home level care. Initially, with her walker, she was relatively independent, but over time her…

I provide occasional care for an older person (with mobility issues and many chronic health conditions) who is not directly related to me. They have very few other people they…

I get a lot of satisfaction in knowing that I am choosing to do something that most people wouldn't. That is, caring for someone with a serious brain injury in…

As well as caring for them, I need to work and take care of everything else for the household - without making them feel useless. And in order to be…

My mother had always been a strong woman. She was firm, proud, and not someone who showed softness easily. She could also be physically and emotionally abusive, giving us lots…