Why Caregiving Feels Impossible

Warren Peters,  MD,  MPH,  FOMA
Director – Metabolic Obesity Research Clinic (MORC)
Associate Professor
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY – School of Public Health
Nutrition Research Center


When you care for someone with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, FTD, or Huntington’s, something quietly devastating happens…
you start losing control of your life too.”

“They’re losing abilities.
You’re losing stability.
And every day becomes a shifting landscape neither of you can control.”

“Caregivers describe this as living in two realities:
the one they’re trying to hold together…
and the one the disease keeps breaking.”

“But here’s the truth that saves quality of life:
You are not powerless — you are adapting to something unpredictable.
That is strength, not failure.”

“Try three tiny things today:
1️⃣ A two-minute breathing reset
2️⃣ The Half-Step Rule
3️⃣ One tiny joy before bed”

“You don’t have to fix the disease.
You just have to protect your connection — one moment at a time.”

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