22 Quotes About Caregiving

It’s hard to imagine what life would be like without friends and family. Many support us through difficult times, lend an ear when we need to vent, and are there to walk us through the good and bad days. We all love our friends and family, but without them, our lives might seem rather stagnant. Here are some of the best caregiving quotes that will help you through the tough times.

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Offering care means being a companion, not a superior. It doesn’t matter whether the person we are caring for is experiencing cancer, the flu, dementia, or grief. If you are a doctor or surgeon, your expertise and knowledge comes from a superior position. But when our role is to be providers of care, we should be there as equals. Judy Cornish
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Even though people experiencing dementia become unable to recount what has just happened, they still go through the experience–even without recall. The psychological present lasts about three seconds. We experience the present even when we have dementia. The emotional pain caused by callous treatment or unkind talk occurs during that period. The moods and actions of people with dementia are expressions of what they have experienced, whether they can still use language and recall, or not. Judy Cornish
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Affirmations are our mental vitamins, providing the supplementary positive thoughts we need to balance the barrage of negative events and thoughts we experience daily. Tia Walker
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Never give up hope! If you do, you be dead already. Unknown
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You will never experience personal growth, if you fear taking chances. And, you will never become successful, if you operate without integrity. T.A. Sorensen
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Embracing a healing presence requires you to just be in the moment together. Nancy L. Kriseman
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One goal of the mindful caregiver is to find ways to not feel ‘dis-eased’ in the caregiving process. Nancy L. Kriseman
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My caregiver mantra is to remember: the only control you have is over the changes you choose to make. Nancy L. Kriseman
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Many caregivers share that they often feel alone, isolated, and unappreciated. Mindfulness can offer renewed hope for finding support and value for your role as a caregiver… It is an approach that everyone can use. It can help slow you down some so you can make the best possible decisions for your care recipient. It also helps bring more balance and ease while navigating the caregiving journey. . Nancy L. Kriseman
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As your care recipient’s advocate, be involved, don’t accept the status quo, and don’t be afraid to voice your concerns. Nancy L. Kriseman
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Never give up hope. If you do, you'll be dead already.-- Dementia Patient Rose in The Inspired Caregiver Unknown
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I love you but I got to love me more. Peggi Speers
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Many of us follow the commandment 'Love One Another.' When it relates to caregiving, we must love one another with boundaries. We must acknowledge that we are included in the 'Love One Another. Peggi Speers
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There is a world of difference between the experienceof 'care' — the wiping of a bottom, the bathing of a body: basicbiological obligations — and the intimacy that makes us wantto live. Antonella GambottoBurke
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I want that person you knew to return. But the truth is, this may be the best we achieve. Today, having her here and comfortable and not agitated…that may be as good as we get. Are you okay with that? Chris Fabry
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There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver. Rosalyn Carter
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Never give up hope. If you do, you'll be dead already.-- Dementia Patient, Rose from The Inspired Caregiver Peggi Speers
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The number of Canadians providing or expecting to provide eldercare in need is already a staggering statistic. Baby boomers are aging and this figure is likely to grow substantially. The Caregiver's Guide for Canadians will provide you with valuable advice to help you provide good eldercare while balancing all the demands on your time. It provides practical, realistic guidance; encouragement and insights to help you care for elders in need. . Rick Lauber
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By loving you more, you love the person you are caring for more. Peggi Speers
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Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn't know possible. Tia Walker
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Initially, after David’s diagnosis, I would cringe when I readbooks or articles by cancer survivors who stated that cancer hadbeen a gift in their lives. How could all that David endured beviewed as a gift? The invasive surgery, the weeks of chemotherapyand radiation: a gift? Yet, after the cancer, David would often reach for my hand andsay, “If it is cancer that is responsible for our new relationship, thenit was all worth it.” And I’d reluctantly agree that cancer had been agift in our lives. We’d both seen the other alternative: patients andsurvivors who had become bitter and angry, and neither one of uswanted to become that. Mary Potter Kenyon