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When caregiving breeds resentment toward someone you love

I've been my disabled partner's caregiver for eight years and sometimes I resent him for needing me so much.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Long-term care can transform love into duty, leaving both the carer and cared-for diminished.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Love and mortality — loving in the face of loss?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.