True Confessions of an Ambivalent Caregiver
A memoir in essays from before, during and after the author cared for her father in her home. At times funny, others grueling, it's an honest look at being a caregiver.
A resource by Cindy Eastman
I didn’t set out to write a book about the experience of being a caregiver, but, as a writer, of course I’d write about what I—we—were going through. Writing is how I process and make sense of my world. And even though I didn’t have “my next book” in mind when I was writing, I did know it was important to write it all down as it was happening. I knew trying to recreate the experience “after” (meaning after he died) would be filtered through grief and sadness. And I felt very strongly that all the feelings should be documented.
Read the whole essay on Silver Linings-- https://cindyeastman.substack.com/p/caregiver
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