We know the life of a caregiver for a person with ALS is not easy. That is not at all to say that it isn’t incredibly rewarding, but it is not easy. The same thing might be said, but for completely different reasons, about being a small business owner. Sure, that too can be rewarding, but few if any small business owners would describe it as easy.
But what if you combined the two, and in combining the two you were able to enhance both roles, all while facing a global pandemic? That would be something you might need a personal trainer to have the stamina to face. And that, it turns out, is kind of how we got here in the first place.
November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time when we make a point to recognize those who more often than not don’t seek recognition. Those who often put the needs of others before their own. For those in our ALS community, it is a time to remember that ALS is a disease that challenges the whole family in ways unique to each family, but where solutions are unique to each family as well, like for the Swinnen’s.
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