Isela: Love, Care, & Purpose
Last Updated April 5, 2025 1 Min WatchOur caregiver Isela reflects on how caregiving brings meaning to her life—filling spaces she didn’t know were empty, with compassion and connection.
Transcript
I spend most of my time with seniors and learn from their experiences.
You don’t realize how people can affect your life in such positive and unique ways.
There are so many things in this world that we could do, and I think that being a caregiver at this point in time has been really fulfilling for me.
It has helped fill voids that I didn’t know I had.
I know that I’m doing something positive for another person in need.
It makes me feel useful and helpful in a very humane way.
I think for me, it’s just—I have a lot of love and a lot of care, and I like what I do.
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