Who Takes Care of the Family Caregiver?

Marley K.
Marley K.
Sep 1, 2018 · 7 min read
Photo by Jeremy Wong on Unsplash

I have been the family caretaker for as long as I can remember. I am the nurturer, the multi-tasker, the one who makes everyone else’s world go round. I have had to be responsible for other people and other people’s property since I was in the second grade or so. I was raised to be a caretaker by a selfish mother. I was trained to be the responsible one, the one entrusted with our family’s most precious things.

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Marley K.

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Trying to make sense of the senseless. Teller of truth. I have opinions. I’m a Southern Raceologist. Lover of the living. I like coffee: www.ko-fi.com/marleyk

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