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Nessa Weinman's avatar

Agree

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Harriet Hodgson's avatar

I agree with the points you made Cori. Caring too much can lead to compassion fatigue, which differs from burnout. Burnout develops slowly over time. Compassion fatigue huts without warning, as when I suddenly said, "I can't do this anymore." That was the day I realized my sweet husband John didn't have the strength to use a standing frame to transfer from bed to wheelchair. Since I didn't have the strength to lift him, I couldn't be his primary caregiver anymore. He died about a month later.

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