Caregiver Quotes

To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors. — Tia Walker

If you don't have your game-face on, you're going to go home either to a hospital or to a casket. — Joe Teti

But in a home where grief is fresh and patience has long worn thin, making it through another day is often heroic in itself. — Melanie Bennett

An informed parent or caregiver becomes empowered, and empowerment can lead to the best care for our children. — Charisse Montgomery

When you say, "Come in Jesus as my caregiver, stay out as my Lord," he can't. He's both. — Timothy Keller

My Worst Political Move of the 2015 Year. John Boehner inviting Benjamin Netanyahu to address the joint session of Congress. — Lawrence O'Donnell

What more can life hold, than to know that because of your story, somebody out there has decided to read again! — Caroline B. Cooney

Our emotional map is laid down mainly in relationship with our earliest caregiver in the first couple of years of life. — Philippa Perry

I'm not a caregiver. — Jeanne Phillips

Because when you're the caregiver, you're just as much the patient as the actual patient. — Bryan Bishop

In the heart or every caregiver is a knowing that we are all connected. As I do for you, I do for me. — Tia Walker

The more you know, the less you will fear. — Peyton Rose

Embracing a healing presence requires you to just be in the moment together. — Nancy L. Kriseman

Let each hour of the day have its allotted duty, and cultivate that power of concentration which grows with its exercise ... — William Osler

One goal of the mindful caregiver is to find ways to not feel 'dis-eased' in the caregiving process. — Nancy L. Kriseman

An exhausted parent can't provide the best care, although occasionally, we have all had to do so. — Charisse Montgomery

The motive power of democracy is love. — Henri Bergson

If you think a caregiver has an active substance abuse problem, that person should never be entrusted with your child. — Emily Yoffe

By loving you more, you love the person you are caring for more. — Peggi Speers

My caregiver mantra is to remember: the only control you have is over the changes you choose to make. — Nancy L. Kriseman

Tears water our eyes.

"Remember," mom soothes, "like the beautiful blooms beneath the weeds, Nana is still Nana underneath. — Kathryn Harrison

Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn't know possible. — Tia Walker

Warren Beatty was one hell of a lover - but we fought like stray dogs — Leslie Caron

You can care very much about someone without being capable of becoming their primary caregiver in the event of their parents' untimely death. — Mallory Ortberg

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

Just because someone has cancer, it doesn't mean you stop laughing at them or making fun of them. — Tanya Masse

I know it was harder for me taking care of my dad during his cancer than it was going through my own. You feel more helpless as a caregiver. — Mindy Sterling

My original fear that my daughter was going to die before BettyJane and myself has now been replaced with the fear that she is going to outlive us. — JohnA Passaro

Being a caregiver for your child is part of the job description of being a mammal. — Mayim Bialik

Never give up hope. If you do, you'll be dead already.
Dementia Patient, Rose from The Inspired Caregiver — Peggi Speers

It is so important as a caregiver not to become so enmeshed in the role that you lose yourself. It's neither good for you nor your loved one. — Dana Reeve

A simple act of kindness goes a long way in your relationship with your caregiver — Kristen J. Duca