Diary of a Mad Caregiver

By Rebecca Grace Collins

Are you angry, exhausted, depressed, and at the end of your rope caregiver? Are you guilt-ridden because of it? 

Then you will definitely identify with the straightforward and undisguised messages found in Diary of a Mad Caregiver, where you will discover life-changing principles to help you make it to the finish line. As

• Language: English
• Publisher: Reachout Publishing
• Release date: Feb 6, 2023
• ISBN: 9781738772131

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To the glory and praise

of God the Father

and of our

Lord Jesus Christ, His Son,

and our Exalted Brother

from Whom

all blessings flow!

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Diary of a

Mad

Caregiver

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Diary of a

Mad

Caregiver

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Rebecca Grace Collins

Diary of a Mad Caregiver © 2022 by Rebecca G. Collins All rights reserved.

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I dedicate this book to my loving husband,

Douglas Anthony Collins

And to the precious memory of my mother,

Mary Katherine Ballard Gardner

And to all my Siblings!

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Thank You!

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God called some special people to come along side me to accomplish this great task. All of them contributed in some significant way to the completion of this book. I am deeply grateful to God, our Father, for the loving people He provided to assist me.

To Douglas: my tender warrior, husband, friend, and chief advisor. Douglas, thank you for your support every step of the way in writing this book. Without you, this book would be a dyslexic disaster. You were the first to say: "This is the book to publish!" Thank you, Douglas for your endless help, suggestions, editing, and loving encouragement.

Thank you, Douglas, for making it possible for us to care for mother in our home. You have a gracious heart. I love you with all my heart. a

To Rachel: our beloved daughter, encourager, friend, and nurse. Words cannot convey our gratefulness for your skill and labor as you helped with mother. You had to do some very hard things for her as a nurse and granddaughter. She loved you so much.

Thank you for your listening ear. I know it got difficult at times to hear my plight over and over again. Thank you for your encouraging words to us. Your Father’s Day letter gave Daddy and me a glimpse of true servanthood. We had no idea you and others were seeing us in that manner. Your words were like a refreshing stream in our wilderness. You gave us a sense of immeasurable value to our labor. Thank you, Rachel and Daryl, for your support! a

To Reuel: our son and encourager, too! Your never wavering stance on family responsibilities gave us courage to care for mother in our home. Thank you, Reuel and Natasha for your support all the way! a

To Carolyn Salley: my beloved sister-in-law. You inspired me to write this book and encouraged me to believe that it could be published. Your willingness to help me get it published was what got the ball rolling. I am forever grateful for your big push to see it accomplished. Thank you for providing the help of Lynn McCraney. Thank you, Lynn, for your help was of tremendous value to the manuscript. I am thankful for your expertise. a

To James Jackson, who after he and Carolyn married, became our beloved brother-in-law who helped so many times with mother, the animals, and caring for our place when we had to be away. Carolyn Brand Jackson: my beloved sister and friend. You not only helped me greatly with mother, but you were there for her years on end before she came to us. Thank you, Callie! You have always been there for me, too. I am grateful for the enthusiasm that you showed for this book and others that I have written. You have helped in endless loving ways to get this book published and by providing the finances to publish it. The days we spent together trying to find a publisher is a treasured memory. Your determination to get it published made the dream a reality. Thank you with all my heart! It could not have been printed without your help financially. Thank you! a

To Angie Samples, who helped me so much in the planning and details of it. You will never know how much your long talks on

the phone inspired me—spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually. I am indebted to you for all that I learned from your experiences in life. Thank you! a

To Flo Love Hernden: there would be no story to share, no book to write, no lessons learned were it not for the hand of God in your life, my dear sister, who brought mother to us. None of us knew what God was arranging, but He had a plan concerning us far beyond caring for mother in our home. He works all things by the council of His will. May He receive all the glory for His divine plan.

Thank you, Flo, for your loving help with mother, which gave needed relief often for Doug and I to make some short trips, and to attend Church on many Sunday nights.

I am thankful for the countless thoughtful and kind things you and Marvin did for mother and for us while she lived in our home. Mother loved that Marvin! Now they are together. It is with a humble heart we say, Please receive our heartfelt thank you! a

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