The Delicate Dance of Caregiving Can be Defined by One Essential Concept
Every morning, my 89-year-old grandmother performs an unimaginable feat. She lifts my grandfather out of his bed, all 200 pounds of him, and into his wheelchair, before pushing him into the living room of the house where they’ve lived for sixty years.
How does this tiny quasi-nonagenarian lady in Nashville, Tennessee, perform this feat of strength all by herself? The secret is simple: she isn’t doing it by herself. My grandfather, despite being paralyzed on his left side, uses his remaining capacity to help his wife guide him out of bed and into his chair. And by way of this careful and intimate dance, they are able to keep life going for one more day.
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