tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36169334430000458772024-03-08T02:09:44.631-06:00Belle WritesI am an unpaid caregiver who writes, reads cookbooks for entertainment, deals with poverty on an intimate level daily, and who refuses to give up hoping for the best.Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858738914547709423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616933443000045877.post-29951209613091855482011-05-15T05:26:00.001-05:002011-05-15T05:36:54.922-05:00Hospitals: A Necessary EvilAs I type this first entry, I am sitting in the dark of mi madre's hospital room. I am her sole caregiver and have been so for more than a decade. This is my choice and I do this with great love, but I will not lie and tell you it is easy. We have been functioning below the Poverty Line for many years, primarily because I was unable to finish graduate school due to Mami's ill health. Then I Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858738914547709423noreply@blogger.com0