Here it is, summed up in one short paragraph by a caregiver taking care of her dying husband. We heartfully thank Marianna Janicelli for her contribution to Caregiver Revolution.
I have found that just when the caring situation is becoming intolerable, it changes. I have come to believe that the universe takes care of caregivers. It puts us in a very select group. I am not selfless, but I am trying to be and I get to walk with those who truly are. I get to walk beside a person who is about to make the greatest leap of a lifetime. Rather than see this as a moment of helplessness, it becomes wonderful. I am the person who will guide him through, who will reassure him, who will keep the environment around him quiet, so that he can pass in a sacred way. I am not helpless, controlled by his death process; I am an active participant, insuring that it goes well. And this makes me happy.
Marianna Janicelli, p.10
