Co-existence of Caregiving and Nourishing Oneself | PatientsEngage

Co-existence of Caregiving and Nourishing Oneself | PatientsEngage: Jyotsna Kumar talks about her caregiving roles - as a mother of daughter with Cerebral Palsy and as a daughter. With a timely reminder on the importance to look after oneself to avoid burnout and also to increase the quality of caregiving.

Motherhood-Living with and mothering with a disabilty

A guest post by me which opened up a whole  new world to  me:)


https://www.timesofamma.com/single-post/2018/03/02/Mom-Speak-Living-and-Mothering-With-a-Disability

An article of mine: Patients engage

Allowing myself to read through these questions as they appear in this article helped me to view it from a medical perspective. The choices I made when I chose the easy option of painkillers,my simple lack of awareness perhaps;
How much our environment makes a difference and our responses to it!

https://www.patientsengage.com/personal-voices/my-disability-took-back-seat-motherhood

Tears

In the tears,

deep within lies

 a sense of quiet

a deathly silence.

That eventually

allows for a gentle

 shift,

call it a breakthrough 

if you wish.

However at that moment,

it is just my

sadness

in the tears.

Tears come from

 a deep space

within,

least understood

when spoken.

To touch the space between the tears

and Divine grace.

To move into it here and now

is when the transition occurs

of holding myself in that Grace.

Not begrudging my tears 

Instead allowing them to flow

As raw tender grief.

In this moment, there is nothing for me to do.

In the tears.