After caregiving for and losing her 18-year-old son, Robert, with profound medical needs, Juli Henderson found hope by embracing her journey through the power of voice.
If you are a caregiver, parent, or know and love someone with a disability, I hope you find inspiration, hope, understanding, and community on my blog.
Happy International Women's Day! This day reminds me that caregiving is not a side role. It is central to the health and dignity of our communities, and women are often the ones holding those communities together. Today, I acknowledge the interdependence between caregivers and the people they support. I celebrate the women who are the backbone of families, schools, and neighborhoods across all cultures and abilities. You may remember an email from January where I mentioned a
And now, I come to this painfully familiar question, “Will you get better?” It is the question that lingers everyday, whether spoken or hidden closely in a caregiver’s heart.
Visiting Robert's gravesite. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3) 4,018 days and 96,432 hours On Friday, that will be the measurement of time since Robert stepped into eternity. My heart still aches each February 6 th and longs for his life to be nurtured by mine. Each day, I lean on God’s promise to tend to the places where my heart still knows no rest. I sit quietly, not rushing my healing, letting my sorrow have its space. That space is hol
