Kim (48), who lives in Seoul, is a caregiver for her mother in the seventh year of her dementia diagnosis.
For the first three years, she tried to handle everything on her own. Eventually, her own health fell apart.
She says that everyday life returned only when she started both care matching and emotional support for caregivers at the same time.
"I realized far too late that I need to be at peace myself for my mother's care to be at peace too."
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