Unveiling the Hidden Struggles and Radical Love Behind Carework: An Exclusive Interview with Jennifer Case
JC: Oof. You’ve described that frozen overwhelm so well. I mostly want to validate family caregivers who have found themselves in this role. The medical industry saves money by sending patients home “quicker but sicker” (Kate Washington emphasizes the financial motives behind this trend), but that means the burden of care is increasingly falling on unpaid, untrained family caregivers. Family caregivers who then feel overwhelmed and unprepared—and who blame themselves when caregiving feels like too much. Once we see what is happening and recognize that the system has placed us in this predicament, we have more opportunities to enact change.
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