The Caregiver Gap: When Support Fails
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The Caregiver Gap: When Support Fails
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In this raw, real-time update, host Cassie confronts the devastating reality of the "Caregiver Gap."
Two days before Thanksgiving, Cassie was diagnosed with Grade C Esophagitis and Gastric Erosions—physical proof that the stress is literally eroding her body. That same morning, insurance kicked her son, Edwardo, out of residential treatment with no plan.
Cassie details how Thanksgiving fell apart: from the spoiled food left on the counter to her husband’s withdrawal to his room over a perceived slight about house guests. She reveals the ultimate heartbreak: her partner’s proposal that she become a "Part-Time Navigator," moving out and leaving her special needs children behind because the household load is "too much" for him.
This episode is for anyone who has ever had to stand alone as the Anchor while the ship was taking on water.
Topics Covered:
The physical toll of stress: Gastric Erosions and surgery.
The "Frat House" meltdown and the spoiled Thanksgiving meal.
The "Part-Time Navigator" Ultimatum: When a partner wants the wife but rejects the mother.
The reality of Solo Anchoring.