There are so mant good points here. One of the hardest things for me as a caregiver was that my expectations of some of the people closest to me had to be lowered considerably. And others I could never have imagined came through with much support.

During one particularly difficult period, when I was feeling isolated and emotionally drained, I reached out in an email to a colleague relaying what was going on in our lives. He in turn, bless his heart, notified our network of colleagues from a past work environment encouraging them to email me with messages of support. Wow! That was the most awesome thing. Sometimes people need a little coaching on how to help. Mike rallied the troops for me! To this day, remembering that gift makes me misty.

BTW, this was before I met my OCF friends. Once I started posting here, the response was amazing and so appreciated. There is nothing like this group of friends. I feel so lucky to be a part of it.