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You can't pour from an empty cup

To the caregivers here: it's okay to admit this is hard on you too.

My dad came home from his bypass and I spent two months terrified every time he napped too long. What helped: a shared notes app for meds, a printed list of warning signs on the fridge, and one evening a week that was mine, no hospital talk allowed. You can't pour from an empty cup.

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Fatima S. — heart failure warrior · 22d ago

The shared notes app saved my sanity too. And the printed warning-signs list — every caregiver needs that on the fridge.

Nadia H. — cardiac rehab physio · 22d ago

'You can't pour from an empty cup' — I'm putting this on the wall of our rehab center, with your permission.

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