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Taking Care of Yourself After A Loss

This time last year my world turned upside down. In March 2019 my cousin had a stroke, my employment ended, and my dad was put into hospice. Some of my family members and I moved out to his house full time to be with him. Watching my dad deteriorate was the worst thing that’s ever happened to me. We had a team of us that was there full time and then several other family members and friends who were there almost daily. When you are caregiving for someone in hospice your normal changes drastically day to day as they get closer to the end. I was so stressed, sad and anxious and needed to figure out how to be fully present with my family but also take care of myself.

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Brooke James