At Her Bedside, He Wished the Suffering Would End. The Guilt Came Right After.

by Sarika Kishore | Jul 1, 2026 | Long-Distance Caregivers

Cory flew across the world to sit with his dying mother, and in that hospice room he wished it would be over. He wished it for her. He has not forgiven himself since. This is what that wish actually is, and why hospice caregiver guilt is rarely the betrayal it feels...

When Your Body Breaks Down and You’ve Been Doing Everything Right

by Sarika Kishore | May 28, 2026 | Long-Distance Caregivers

For long-distance caregivers who are also running a business or career, the health crisis often arrives not from neglect but from sustained high-functioning. This post is about what happens when the body stops cooperating while the mind keeps going, and what actually...

When You Can’t Go, You Manage. Here’s What That’s Costing You.

by Sarika Kishore | May 17, 2026 | Long-Distance Caregivers

For adult children caring for aging parents from a distance — especially NRIs in the US and Canada who are holding it together on the outside while paying for it on the inside. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━   When my mother broke her arm, I didn’t...

NRI Caregiver Guilt: The Cost of Chronic Vigilance

by Sarika Kishore | Apr 20, 2026 | Long-Distance Caregivers

For NRI caregivers and long-distance adult children caring for aging parents — this is what chronic vigilance actually costs, and how grounded responsibility becomes possible. Your Body Is Here. Your Nervous System Never Left. It is 7:14 in the morning in Toronto. You...