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

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…