Rosalynn Carter Quotes

Caregivers are the selfless people who provide unpaid care for loved ones who are ill or have serious medical conditions. This is among the most challenging work there is.

Of course I don't think any of the past will go away. The thing is, with me and Stephen, for many years, I put every spoon of food into his mouth, dressed him, and bathed him. You do not forget that experience.

I had to take care of my family. That was my No. 1 goal.

My mom did so much for us, working two jobs, driving us where we needed to go and a million other things. She taught me the importance of hard work and sacrifice.

I gave three years of my life to take care of my dying mother who had Alzheimer's disease. Being there for her every need for three years might have looked codependent but it wasn't because it was what I wanted to do.

It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son.

I have nine children... and one of them is an invalid. Her mother is obliged to take her away in the winter, and when one bird is off the nest, the other has to go on.

As well as writing novels and doing short-order journalism, I am also the full-time carer of my husband, who has Alzheimer's. Each day feels like a race that must be run.

My mum actually gave up work to look after my child, which is so touching.

My whole life has been nothing but trying to find a way to take care of my mom and take care of my family as quickly as possible.

Manhood is taking care of your family and being able to bless other people. Not yourself - but whether you can bless other people.

I was raised by a lady that was crippled all her life but she did everything for me and she raised me. She washed our clothes, cooked our food, she did everything for us. I don't think I ever heard her complain a day in her life. She taught me responsibility towards my brother and sisters and the community.

There are times where you can't do it yourself and the system takes over, or it's appropriate to do things differently. But I think driving your son and your wife away from hospital was really important to me.

We have a very disabled person in our family who is cared for by someone who lives a life most other people would find impossible, and her faith is making it a joy for her. And you can't argue with that. I mean, you can, but it's fruitless.

My grandmother has dementia, and my mother is looking after her as her primary caregiver. Seeing their relationship has had a profound impact, seeing how tough it is for both of them and seeing how the roles change and how my mother has gone from being a daughter to being the mother.

My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.

I stayed focused, and I never surrendered, and now I've been blessed. now I take care of my mother, my father, and my entire whole family.

When you become a pa, you have different priorities now, and you're not living for yourself; you're living for someone else now.

I'm happy to take care of my family.

I always help take care of my family.

I need to take care of my mom and making sure she's financially OK. She's done so much for me, it's the least thing I can do.

It becomes second nature, you know when it comes to life or death and loved ones leaving, having to be there for your family, not just emotionally, but financially or physically.

I've always put everybody else's child first before my own health, before my own outfit, before my own time frame.

Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other.

I'm looking out for myself, but I'm looking out for my dad, too.