

Aging Parents, Becoming the Caregiver & Showing Up When It Matters
Episode notes
There comes a point in life when the roles begin to change. The parents who always took care of you start needing you to take care of them.
This week, Kim opens up about an incredibly difficult two weeks with her dad after complications from surgery turned into a frightening hospital stay. What she thought would be a quick trip became days of uncertainty, difficult medical decisions, conversations about hospice, and moments when Kim truly believed she might lose her dad.
She talks about what it felt like to see the man she always viewed as larger than life suddenly vulnerable, hearing him talk about his regrets, holding his hand when he said he didn't want to be in pain anymore, and realizing there were things she needed to tell him while she still had the chance.
But in the middle of an incredibly painful experience, there was ...