CW: health issues
It's 2:30am 4:00am and I've just spent an hour talking and consoling my wife through a manic episode caused by brain metastasis. I sit down, exhausted and peer through the rain spattered window. I see the homeless encampment in Mosswood park with dozens of ramshackle tents.
It is with gratitude that I have the benefits as a Googler to spend time caregiving through four recent hospitalizations in the last month.
I still feel the guilt of being so less productive at work. I still feel sad that those below likely won't get the same level of care.
Care for and support those close to you and everywhere around you.