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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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Caring is very isolating.
Both for the patient and the carer.

My advice would be to contact one of the major cancer charities.
You might find one locally if you look through local listings.
A quick online search should give you a few ideas in or near your hometown.

They'll be able to put you in touch with a support team/group who should be able to provide advice and support to you both.

If you can't find anything locally, contact your nearest social work department for adult care services and they should be able to look at your case and may even be able to provide services you hadn't considered before.