Why I continue to write about my experience as a caregiver

Why I continue to write about my experience as a caregiver

“Nobody is reading any of those essays you caregivers write,” a healthcare provider once told me. The following week, a stranger emailed me: “Your column is my go-to ritual whenever I am seated in the waiting room for my chemo.” That email served as a huge reminder to me, like a lightning strike on a dark night that brightens up our surroundings. The stories that caregivers tell don’t just matter; they actually save people. It’s not easy to writ…