More Than a Hug: How Caregiver Peers Can Support Each Other

(Via Today’s Caregiver) Friends arrive with extra meals or share a coffee, meeting them for a stolen hour, somewhere close to home in case of another emergency. You part with a hug and the friend offers words of encouragement. “Hang in there.” You hope you can.

The next long nights and days of managing caregiving on top of the rest of life’s responsibilities go by in a blur. You are hanging on, but barely. While friends are essential, it turns out that other primary caregivers who share your emotional and physical roller coaster ride may offer the best source of help. And even on your most frazzled days, you may be a source of help to them as well.

If you need more than a hug, read on.