the.com/caregiving
Unpaid full-time love disguised as a series of small impossible tasks.
means The hands-on work of tending someone who can't fully tend themselves, from kids to elders to the sick.
from A plain English fusion of care, rooted in the Old English caru meaning grief or sorrow, and give, the act of handing over. To caregive is literally to hand over your sorrow-tending.
Quiet workforceMost caregivers earn nothing and clock no hours.
Health tollCaregiver stress measurably shortens the caregiver's life.
Hidden economyUnpaid care would cost trillions if billed.
Mostly womenRoughly two-thirds of caregivers worldwide are women.