Why I Give Back
- Susan Tolman Mitchell

- Nov 15, 2014
- 1 min read
This is my inspiration for giving back.
My grandma.

She is the reason this work lives in my heart the way it does. Caring for her changed me. It stretched me. It broke me open in ways I didn’t expect. And it taught me what caregiving really is, beyond tasks and schedules.
Caregiving is love made visible.
It’s patience when you’re tired.
It’s showing up when no one is watching.
It’s choosing compassion again and again, even when it costs you something.
What I learned through caring for my grandma became the foundation for The Caregiving Corner. This was never about building something for attention or recognition. It was never about me.
My passion and purpose are rooted in taking caregiver support to a whole new level. To where it is meant to be. Where caregivers are acknowledged, supported, educated, and appreciated, not as an afterthought, but as essential.
Caregivers hold families together. They navigate systems that weren’t built with them in mind. They give love generously while often neglecting themselves. That deserves more than a thank you. It deserves real support.
Everything I do through The Caregiving Corner is guided by that belief. By the lessons my grandma taught me without ever meaning to. By the quiet strength she showed. By the love we shared.
So yes, I’m passionate about this work. And yes, I believe more doors will open, more conversations will start, and more caregivers will feel seen because of it.
This is bigger than me.
And in that way, I know she’s still guiding me.
Watch out, world. 💛




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