How do you handle being a caregiver?

If anyone on here has ever been a caregiver to someone going through cancer or other diseases. How do you do it? How do you handle the isolation? My mother has cancer and I’ve been caring for her for 6 months now. I feel like my life’s been flipped upside down. I live with her 5 days a week, quit my job, moved to online grad school. I feel so isolated.

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smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F

Does she really need 24/7 care

Graciemac654 · 22-25, F

@smileylovesgaming mentally yes, physically she needs someone in the home with her at all times.

smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F

@Graciemac654 is she at least paying u.

Graciemac654 · 22-25, F

@smileylovesgaming she would except she doesn’t have any money. It’s not like she was retired and got it, she lost her job with the diagnosis.