What does support look like for you?

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Caregiving rarely looks the way we expect. It might mean having a partner at every appointment, a friend calling late at night, or finding strength in yourself when no one else is there.

November is National Family Caregivers Month in the US. Wherever you live, it's a good time to talk honestly about caregiving. How hard it can be to give care, to need it, to ask for and accept it, and to go without.

Support looks different for everyone. Some of us live alone, by choice or circumstance. Some have people who care deeply but can't always be there, and some of us are the one everyone else leans on, caring for a child, a parent, or a partner while going through treatment ourselves. Whatever your circle looks like, you'll find people here who understand.

Tell us about the support that has helped you most, from a person, a pet, this community, or yourself, and what you wish others understood about getting through without much of it.