Just read this post, so, I`ll add my two cents as a caregiver. I myself try to watch how much I say or vent as a caregiver on the Board. As has been said, caregivers face a separate set of problems, issues, etc. if I address my fears, hopelessness at times, and someone just joining us with a diagnosis reads how we feel, then they start to worry about how this is going to affect their loved ones, and that`s something that`s really personal. None of us want to scare those we care for more than they are............I`m a hoverer,it bothers Packer. I`m constantly on alert for new problems, I know my fear feeds into his and doesn`t help, but I also know I`m not going to change, that`s just me. I think as caregivers we walk a fine line, we try to keep everyone happy and half the time feel like we`re just going to fall apart, and I think sometimes we are too sensitive to what over what others say, we`re all trying to do our very best, but again we are only human, and we`re all this together, we just all have different parts we play......Dee