The Caregiver's Beatitudes

Cancer. Stroke. Alzheimers. These are just three in the list of too many diagnoses that cause the lives of the patient and their caregivers to tilt in the unexpected storm. This put me in a role in which I dont think I really have ever excelled at. Im the big strong daddy the strong and determined husband. Im the intellectual the rational the factual person. Im the one who thrives on logic and reasonable predictable progression. Emotions need to be subject to the mind. Me? Give compassionate loving gentle care to someone dealing with a serious illness? Dont make me laugh. And yet that is where I found myself. My choice was reduced then not to whether Id be a caregiver but more what kind of caregiver Id be. - Robert Martin The Beatitudes from Christs Sermon on the Mount are more than beautiful even puzzling words. They can be your anchor when the waves roll and the winds howl.