Becoming a Caregiver Almost Overnight

Hi, faithful readers:

I apologize for the long silence on this blog. My life has taken a very unexpected turn in that I have become a full-time caregiver, while still dealing with my own health issues and continuing to teach at university (and even write--I am polishing my first nanowrimo novel)..and yes, even dancing, though I have had to give up some of that for now.

I can't tell much about the caregiving in this public forum in terms of exactly who the "caregivee" is, except that they are thriving under my care and, strangely, so am I. At first, it felt like a tsunami had swept through my life and that of my family and I was overwhelmed, with many new decisions to make, all of a sudden. I have had to rearrange many aspects of my life and am now making peace with the fact that my career, for now, may be impacted in that I might not be able to do everything I wanted teaching-wise or even writing-wise this year. Still, what is most meaningful to me is that I am making a very profound difference in another person's life. Giving of my time and love like this is also changing my heart and mind in very deep, almost subterranean ways--I find I don't worry about as much because I can't afford the time and energy, for one thing. Plus I think I got all the worry out of my system when I first entered into this venture a few weeks ago!!!

Thank you all for still visiting this little corner of the Internet, despite my silences. I hope I can post a bit more regularly this autumn. Peace to all.