CareVerses CAREGIVERS REQUEST
B Y B R E N D A L E E
Do not ask me to take your counsel or advice as well intentioned as it may be
There is so much I am experiencing that you can’t know or see
My husband, as I have known him, is vanishing before my eyes
His daily needs for help keep growing in spite of how hard he tries
I spend my days looking for things he’s lost like clothing and glasses and the past we share
And wonder where we go from here and what we will do when we get there
Can anyone really know how hard I try to be a caregiver and a wife
How much I miss my gone forever daily life
How much I long to have a husband that is there for me
In all the ways he used to be
How much I grieve inside for all our lost years that only I can recall
How fearful I am that I won’t have the strength to continue to give my all
That I won’t be the comfort I need to extend
That I will forget that this life will someday end
That I must plan and care and love and remember for all we need
That I must be a caregiver in word and deed.
So please know when I am angry or frustrated it comes from within
And what I need most is an understanding, empathetic friend
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