The Caregiver’s Perspective

Speaking as the primary caregiver of a brain tumor patient who is technically classified as “terminally ill“, my life has more sad moments and nightmare scenarios than you can imagine.  …And I wouldn’t trade any of it for all of the moments I have with Chase – even on his worst days.  Life is unspeakably precious and you cannot imagine beforehand the beauty and refining to be found in painful life and the living of it, can you? 

My life has greater purpose and meaning because I’m caregiver to a terminally ill patient. I grow and am strengthened when I suffer with him and learn to love the way he’s changed. I literally cannot imagine having the decision to walk this road with Chase taken from me to keep me from pain and bad memories. At the moment of diagnosis, it’s already too late.

The redemption comes in walking the road…the whole road.

Moment by moment.

“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:16-18