From an interview of Michelle Cottle by Vishakha Darbha, "Our Health Care System Isn’t Built for You to Get Old" in the New York Times, some wise suggestions for caregivers:

... don’t grind this out by yourself. That’s my No. 1 piece of advice. And give yourself some grace. Take care of yourself. You can run yourself ragged, and you can beat yourself up because you’re not going to be perfect at this, and you’re going to drop the ball sometimes, but you’re doing the best you can. ...

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