"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us…” Charles Dickens – A Tale of Two Cities
The COVID-19 threat has profoundly disrupted the way we live. Daily life is being reinvented one family at a time. We’ve lost our freedom of movement, but what we’ve gained is more important: suddenly, care for each other is the central focus of human life worldwide.
Today, family caregivers, because they have experience with caring at home in protective isolation, have important lessons that are relevant for everyone. Here are four we think are especially important.
