CAREGIVERS NEED SELF-CARE

Becoming a caregiver for one's parents or spouse or other loved one can be extremely stressful and difficult.  Caregivers cannot and should not do it alone, although far too many people do this.  Here is some good advice from Gail Sheehy:  "I had dismissed self- care as selfish.  Nonsense.  Self care is survival.  It is not thinking about yourself more, it is thinking more of yourself."