Out of Love

Dear Fellow CaregiverYou are not alone.I’m with you.Have you ever felt like you are in a tsunami of emotions? One day everything is fine and then something about someone you love changes forever. Out of Love was written for you in your time of need and for those moments that feel hopeless. I wrote these words to encourage and inspire you and to let you know that “everything will be okay honey” as my dear mom Rosemary Ann Hakim (a.k.a. RahRah) would say if she were still with us.Out of love I learned how to be a caregiver.Out of necessity I created systems and tools that supported the daily tasks inherent in caring for someone with a life-threatening dis-ease.During the six years of my mom’s illness I journaled daily and in the aftermath of her death I was able to see the vital lessons those years taught me.In my daily life I’m a business consultant and community builder. The life of a caregiver was unfamiliar to me but somehow as you will I figured it out purposely. I am honored to share my personal journey with you. As my mom always said “Life goes on.” And as usual she was right about that. You will see that in this book.Everything is going to be okay. I promise.I’m with you.WarmlyLynn Abaté-Johnson