caregiving for parents

The hardest part about Alzheimer's was watching his brain lose its curiosity and get stuck in these loops that he couldn't get out of.

I often wonder what my father would have said about everything we did for him. He was a man of few words, but I know he would have told us not to worry. Still, there were moments when he let his emotions show—moments when he cried out of frustration. Those were the hardest. And in those moments, I knew beyond a doubt that keeping him at home, surrounded by love, was the right choice.

That’s been the greatest lesson in all of this—living in the moment. Focusing on joy rather than loss. Caregiving has tested me in ways I never imagined, but it has also deepened my love for him, for our family, and for the small, precious moments that make up a life.