In addition to having depression, i also have several challenging physical conditions that keep me in chronic pain 24/7.
I am taking care of my 68 y/o disabled brother who moved back after we lost our sister last May (he lived w/ her). I really haven't had a relationship w/ him until now, because he was kicked out of our family when i was very young. He has COPD, mobility problems, diabetes. Right now he is in a nursing home getting rehab. I am in the process of doing all his "case management", medical billing, and trying to find subsidized housing for him. I did the same back in the 80's when my parents were failing.
Mostly i feel deep regret that i am not rich, or i think i should go to law school so i can make enough $$$ to support my family better. it's hard. and i feel bad that physcially i can only do so much---i need so much help myself, i feel ashamed about it.

I want to give my brother the love and family experience that he missed all those years he was away..to the extent that i can. He also has depression.
(yeah, we are a family of nuts).
So that's my caregiving story. I hope someday it will be "my turn" to fulfill my dreams, though they are getting tinier by the day.

Boo Radley