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E008: It's OK to Go Home: Caregiver's Guilt
Hospital Time teaches you patience. ICU Time teaches you endurance.
The first full day after my mom was placed on a ventilator was an endless cycle of waiting, hoping, and bracing for whatever came next. Every decision depended on a CT scan. Every small victory came with another setback. And every hour reminded me just how fragile recovery can be.
In this episode of The Wicked Daughter, I share what it's really like to spend a day in the ICU—celebrating a hand squeeze, watching a failed attempt to remove the ventilator, accepting help from friends when I finally admit I couldn't do it all…
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