I was deeply moved by this essay, Karthik. I paused at the part about elders telling us to study hard, our else we'll turn out like them. Like Raju said, your writing is a service that I'm grateful for. I'm going to read this again.
“I have experienced that the most difficult part of care-giving to a sick family member has been the gradual erosion of myself. My work, my interests, my needs – everything takes a backseat. “ - Having been on both side of care-giving coin l nodded vigorously to this.
Thank you for writing this Karthik. This reads well and triggers some intense thoughts.
I love the places this is going to. It is one of the most difficult things ... especially when service expands from acts and becomes a role- a caregiving one. Thank you for talking about the frustrations of caregiving.....it is as real as it can get and speaks directly to my fears
Karthik, your writing is a service too. The way you connect The Bear to your experiences.. as someone who can almost identify as service-disoriented, I feel grateful for all the service I’ve received after reading you.. ♥️ Many of us use words to nurse and nourish people our hands and energy can’t.
I was deeply moved by this essay, Karthik. I paused at the part about elders telling us to study hard, our else we'll turn out like them. Like Raju said, your writing is a service that I'm grateful for. I'm going to read this again.
“I have experienced that the most difficult part of care-giving to a sick family member has been the gradual erosion of myself. My work, my interests, my needs – everything takes a backseat. “ - Having been on both side of care-giving coin l nodded vigorously to this.
Thank you for writing this Karthik. This reads well and triggers some intense thoughts.
I love the places this is going to. It is one of the most difficult things ... especially when service expands from acts and becomes a role- a caregiving one. Thank you for talking about the frustrations of caregiving.....it is as real as it can get and speaks directly to my fears
Fears as a caregiver and fears imagining being at the receiving end of it! :/
It's hard on both sides
Karthik, your writing is a service too. The way you connect The Bear to your experiences.. as someone who can almost identify as service-disoriented, I feel grateful for all the service I’ve received after reading you.. ♥️ Many of us use words to nurse and nourish people our hands and energy can’t.
So much to think about here. It resonated with so many aspects of my life.
Thank you for reading, Nupur :)
This is such a beautifully interwoven essay, Karthik! And as always, in awe of your simple, profound insights 💛
Thanks so much, Sanskriti. Glad you liked it.
This resonated with me so much Karthik.
Thank you, Farah! I just realized I completely missed on including the 'thankless job' aspect. Will make a quick edit.
Added that line.