When you’re a caregiver, a small act of kindness — from a helping hand to a sympathetic ear — can mean so much.

I remember standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, my eyes swollen from crying and feeling exhausted. My beloved sister, Karen, had passed away a couple of weeks earlier — a loss I was struggling with while also working and caring for Dad, who has Alzheimer’s. I was running on empty.

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