Caregiver Affirmations

Caregiver Affirmations

by: Janet Edmunson

I will hold on to my passions, because they are the essence of who I am

I will give myself credit for staying strong despite being pushed to my limits 

I will give myself grace when I occasionally blow it

It’s perfectly normal to grieve even before my loved one dies

I will explore life’s adventures together

I will look for the gifts that only this type of tragedy can afford

I will let the love flow, even when all else is lost

I will expect that some people will find it difficult to visit my loved one.

That’s okay—it doesn’t mean that they’ve stopped caring.

I will make it easier to get through difficult times by creating traditions to memorialize my loved one

I will make meaning out of this disease

by Janet Edmunson, M.Ed. and author of

Finding Meaning with Charles: Caregiving with Love through a Degenerative Disease