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CAREGIVER STRENGTH: Walking the Distance with Your Loved One

Posted in Blessings & Thanks on August 12th, 2010
Tags: caregiver, endings, grief, sadness, time together

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Every caregiver roll has an ending, with feelings of grief and sadness, knowing you and your loved one’s journey in this life time will soon end.

Try to imagine your special loved one. Then try to imagine your special loved one is dying and you only have so much time left together before the moments are gone forever.

Now try to imagine you are dying and as you look around, knowing each day offers one last moment in time, one last experience in your life before passing away.

To travel the last road of your many journeys in life with someone else by your side, to share life’s gifts and wonders and to gain strength where there is uncertainty in one’s passing; helps make the transition from life to death so much easier.

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