The Hard Truths I Learned While Looking After My Mother at Home

There are moments in life that quietly divide everything into before and after. For me, that moment came when I brought my mother home and became her primary caregiver.

I thought I understood what it would involve—medication schedules, doctor’s appointments, making sure she was comfortable. What I didn’t understand were the emotional, physical, and psychological truths that would reshape me completely.

Here are the hard truths I learned while looking after my mother at home.