Caregiving | Joni Eareckson Tada Shares Her Thoughts About Caregiving
- Andy McIlvain
- Jul 25
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 26
Video from Joni and Friends
Caregiving | Joni Eareckson Tada Shares Her Thoughts About Caregiving
"When Joni Eareckson Tada first broke her neck and became paralyzed at age 17, she began relying on daily support from caregivers. She describes the extensive routine needed to navigate life with her disability, highlighting the physical and emotional toll on both her and her caregivers.
Caring for someone with a disability can be overwhelming, and caregivers may face loneliness, isolation, and depression. If you're a caregiver, Joni encourages you to seek support, find respite, and lean on the Lord so you can endure—and thrive!—in your role, and in your life.
Joni concludes by expressing her heartfelt gratitude and admiration for caregivers, affirming that sacrificially caring for another is a profound act of devotion to Jesus himself.
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." - Colossians 3:23-24" from the video introduction
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