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Christina, You just said all of the appropriate words. When you said friend, partner, soulmate, love and wife. If I was to introduce myself along with Dorothy I wouldn't ever say this is Dorothy and I am her part time CG. I would say I am Dorothy's daughter-in-law, because that is what I am before I am her part time CG. Luckily Dorothy doesn't need that much care as of yet. I come over to help her out around the house and to do little things she can't anymore. I know that if something was to happen to her husband I would have the full care of her. But I am her daughter (close enought that I don't even add the inlaw part anymore) before I am her caregiver. Laurie >As I stated, I am on a roll. First I commented on," How is he doing now?" >I would like to say how I feel about the word caregiver. I brought this >subject up a few years ago when I was a committee member with the Parkinsons >society here. My feeling were then, and still are, I hate the word. I >consider myself friend, partener, sole mate, love and wife. The word >caregiver for me, and I can only speak for myself, implies I am just the >help. What would be an appropiate word to use in place of this word? I >often wonder. >> >>Christina > >