tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930653948090538640.post2640905148637198803..comments2023-10-20T06:20:22.769-07:00Comments on Living With My Shadow: Caregiving....Patricia J. Moscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16370400543375022824noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930653948090538640.post-66784292286149941772009-02-06T16:59:00.000-08:002009-02-06T16:59:00.000-08:00I've been looking back through your entries and th...I've been looking back through your entries and this one stood out so much for me. I had lunch with a friend today...it was a momentous occasion to me to be out of the house and away from my daughter today...she was in school and feeling pretty well. My friend, who I have not seen since December (It's now February) appologized for not being available to help (she works full time, goes to college and has a 16 year old)...I was so touched that she felt this way...and I said with all honesty, "You e-mail me, you call...that's what I need. I need to know that you're listening and praying...we are managing the other stuff. We're ok". And it's true. I can't ask a friend to come help with the laundry or do the shopping. But to be an ear...a heart. My situation is different from yours in many big ways, but still...I can say after just a few short months of being so ever present for my sick child that the love of our family and friends, even from a distance is truly enough to get us through this.<BR/><BR/>LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930653948090538640.post-50862979132123396092009-01-01T12:21:00.000-08:002009-01-01T12:21:00.000-08:00Very well said. We all know someone who has the ad...Very well said. We all know someone who has the added agenda of caregiver and, you are correct, they don't often openly ask for or accept offers of help. Thank you for reminding me that it takes so little from me to lighten someone's load. I'm so glad you have others to help you, and I know how much it means to you.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401701081792131171noreply@blogger.com