Fearless Caregiver Profile: BELINDA JENNINGS

How did you become the caregiver for your loved one?

My mother chose me to be her caregiver as she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2010. I am a nurse by profession and my career helped to prepare me for my caregiving journey

Has your relationship changed with the loved one that you are caring for? If so how?

It has changed as she mothered me and now I mother her!

What is the hardest thing about being a caregiver and the most rewarding thing?

The hardest is to see her slip away a little at a time, most rewarding is to have the honor to care for such an amazing woman who spent her life serving others.

What advice would you give to other caregivers?

a life of no regrets to be love in action

In ten words or less, what has caregiving taught you?

To be more humbled

Describe a situation where being a Fearless Caregiver helped you succeed?

When I sat and talked to Congress for the first time about Alzheimer's and in every situation where I have to be an advocate for my mother.

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