For years I've sat with the dying and cared for people who couldn't care for themselves. I'm good at it, and it matters. But the pay never came close to what the work takes out of me, and lately I feel scraped down to nothing. I gave a family my whole heart last week and drove home wondering how much I have left.
More people experience this than they realize.
You've given years of hard care for wages that never matched the weight, and you're running dry.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.