Beyond medical management, you provide vital hands-on and emotional support in daily life. You may assist with personal care needs such as meal preparation, helping your loved one maintain proper nutrition, encouraging hydration, and creating an environment that reduces infection risk—something especially critical when a weakened immune system is involved.
As a caregiver, you often handle a range of household responsibilities, including cleaning, grocery shopping, managing finances, and coordinating with insurance companies, so that your loved one can focus on healing.
Es agotador. Ofrecer consuelo requiere mucho esfuerzo: masajes, mantas calientes... Y es emocionalmente difícil ser testigo del sufrimiento; ver a un ser querido luchar puede ser emocionalmente agotador.
Beyond the logistics, there’s the heartache of watching someone you love go through grueling treatments, while trying to stay strong for them when you’re running on empty yourself.
You listen, comfort, and help your loved one cope with the fear, fatigue, and uncertainty that come with a leukemia diagnosis.
At the same time, you must often balance these responsibilities with work, parenting, or other family duties, while carrying the weight of helping your loved one through leukemia treatment and recovery, along with the constant worry and uncertainty.
It’s an exhausting, deeply personal journey—one filled with sacrifice, resilience, and love that pushes you to keep going, even when you feel like you have nothing left to give.
Hear from Patricia P., caregiver for her grandmother, on the physical demands.
Son las exigencias físicas: administrar los medicamentos, las citas con el médico. Me exigía mucho esfuerzo. Todas las responsabilidades son agotadoras, tanto física como mentalmente. Es difícil intentar equilibrar el cuidado de otra persona con la vida: el trabajo, los estudios y otras actividades.