Seeking Support

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   "The great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone." David Whyte
   
   

   Caregiving of any type can be a great drama.  We can feel very alone.  We can feel unsupported and criticized.  The criticism of some other family members seems to be almost a guarantee within the caregiving drama -- and the criticism is almost always given by people unwilling or unable to help with the caregiving and who are not close enough to the situation to know what is needed.  What we as caregivers can do is make the best decisions we can with the best information we can find, seek support from trusted others, accept the help of kind people when it is offered.