I'm particularly pleased because caregiver advisory services are part of the program. Caregivers need help in making decisions, especially during times of crisis. What a way to start it off. NFCA is the only constituency organization that reaches across the boundaries of different diagnoses, different relationships and different life stages to address the common needs and concerns of all family caregivers. If we close our hearts to suffering, we cannot open them to love.
Every benevolent act counts.
By surviving difficulties and holding onto goodness, caregivers inspire others to summon the power of the spirit. They quietly sacrifice personal agendas to look after those in need, often sandwiched between child care and career, and usually without advanced planning or training. They live a world apart from everyday reality and wonder if they will ever be normal again. They have one goal, to maintain the dignity and well-being of their loved one until the end. The burden is great, the information insufficient, the doubt overpowering.