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How to handle caregiver guilt and resentment

I've been my dad's caregiver for two years and yesterday I caught myself hoping he would just die already so I could have my life back.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The exhaustion of caregiving reveals the uncomfortable truth that love and resentment can coexist.

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