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When the person you care for feels like a burden

My mother is dying and keeps apologizing for being a burden and I do not know how to convince her that caring for her is not a sacrifice.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The care recipient's internalized shame about receiving help can poison the caregiving relationship even when the caregiver gives freely.

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“Where Are You with Caregiving?”

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