One Grief Overload
Today's news of Dolly Parton's passing caught my attention not only because of her fame but also from learning that she was the primary caregiver of her husband who passed away last year in March. One of the things Dolly mentioned after her losing her husband was she neglected her own health which has taken a toll on her life aside from a broken heart syndrome that eventually caused her demise. This has resonated immensely on me because I was once my husband's caregiver. For 7 years, with his last 8 months spent in hospice at home, my own health issues slowly creeped in, too. Did I regret it? No. I would even do it again in a heart beat! However, I might had been more intentional when it comes to my own health. Just like Dolly, I prioritized my husband's health over my own and I was always in survival mode. Nearly the end of his last two months, while still caring for him, I was diagnosed with the capital C and had to undergo surgery immediately to remove the enlarging ...