This may be a sensitive subject but I need to ask. The caregivers on these forums - of which I am one - are able to vent and find possible solutions to the problems of caregiving but what happens after the family member passes on. Do you finally get your life back and find some peace? I am sure that most of us would say this has been worth it but I would love to hear from the folks that have gone thru this and come out the other end. Do you still come to the forum?
It helps me to remember that whenever I'm feeling lost and like I don't know where I'm going or what the point is... In retrospect, when I think back on my biggest challenges, I really did learn a lot and set off in new and good directions that I never imagined at the time.
Right now, I'm just scared there won't be a new direction, then I think back and say... or course there will. I just don't know what it is yet.
I hope we all find something really good and look back on this transition as another of life's mysterious blessings.
I feel like I am starting a new life and deciding exactly what is it I want to do.
Pat