Paula (67) has been giving informal care all her life: ‘It breaks my heart when she says:’ Mama, I will be alone ” ”

With a big smile she tells about her life as an informal caregiver. Yet the life of Paula Veenendaal has been upside down for decades. She supported her mother with dementia and now takes care of her daughter, who has a complex disability, and her husband, who is recovering from several cerebral infarctions. How does she maintain this? “Small moments of rest keep me going.”

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