That cannot be easy.
There can be vulnerability in explaining the hardest parts of your life to people who don't know you.
Yet David did it because Bruna needed care and because the reality of their situation could not simply be ignored.
The Emotional Cost of Being a Caregiver
There is another kind of burden that often receives less attention.
The emotional one.
A caregiver can experience many conflicting feelings at the same time.
Love.
Fear.
Exhaustion.
Grief.
Hope.
Frustration.
Guilt.
Loneliness.
Relief when a difficult day goes well.
Fear of the future.
And sometimes even anger at circumstances that nobody caused.
Having these feelings does not make someone less loving.
It makes them human.
David's life had become almost entirely centered around Bruna.
That kind of responsibility can shrink the world.
The ordinary social life people once had may become difficult.
Travel may no longer be easy.
Spontaneous plans may disappear.
Work may no longer be possible.
Even something as simple as going somewhere for a few hours may require planning.
When caregiving becomes your entire routine, your own needs can slowly disappear from view.
A caregiver may stop asking: