I was HELPED!!! I am my Mommy's caregiver. This is year 3. The parallels are amazing!!! Thank you for this topic. My GOD IS SO ON TIME. Please pray my strength in the Lord!!!
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THIS EPISODE. ❤😢 I was my Mom's caregiver for over 20 years. My mom passed away last month. I'm still learning to manage my mental health. Caring for my mom was one of the HARDEST MOST REWARDING things I have ever done & I wouldn't trade for anything. I told my mom before she passed away it was my privilege. And yes give yourself grace. I pray for every caregivers mental health, physical/emotional/mental strength & finances. May God Bless each & every one of you ❤
@@tracycrawford4193 🙏🏾. I feel your pain. My sister & I was our mom caregiver for 8 months on hospice. I was so happy to have her. I loved spending every day & night with my mom. Doing her hair, polishing her nails and bathing her. She was the best mom. 💔
Tears reading your comment. I told my Dad the same. I'm currently looking for a therapist because navigating through this new normal is not easy. Blessings to you and your family
I haven’t even gotten into this video yet and I’m already emotional. I’ve started my small press on nail business in 2022 in order to care for my elderly and homeless mother, from my one bedroom apartment. Glory be to God that in 2024, even though money is still VERY tight, I’ve become a celebrity nail artist. I can’t wait to unwind and enjoy this episode, I truly can’t. And y’all, it’s been such a dream of mine in order to make nails for our Tabitha here. My mother and I love her. She’s saved us time and time again with her words of motivation and encouragement. Dark days were (and still are) brighter whenever she’s around. I’ve been trying for years to reach out to her and no dice (yet). It will happen one day, I know it will. I just pray that it will be sometime soon because I have so many ideas for her nails babbbyyyyyyy. 🤭 Much love, all. Stay strong. And to all my fellow caretakers out there you are seen, and you are loved, and life can change (for the better) for you at any given moment. I don’t know who needs to hear this tonight but God hasn’t given up on you sweet one. Not now, not ever. Keep holding on, and keep pushing through. ♥🙏🏼
This is so good, I had the privilege of taking care of my mother for four years before she transitioned and I would not trade it for anything else. I commend all the caregivers.
Omg! 😢😢 Thank you for this. I am a caregiver for my paralyzed/Deaf 88 year old father and 79 yrs old Deaf mom. I am going to share this with my Auntie Ann, who's caring for Uncle Dennis.
I CARED FOR MY PARENTS UP UNTIL THEIR PASSING. MY MOTHER HAD CANCER AND MY BONUS DAD HAD A STROKE ONE DAY AND NEVER WALKED AGAIN. HE WAS 6'4 ALMOST 300 POUNDS AND I CARED FOR HIM. MY PARENTS WERE PASTORS AND I WAS THE PK GROWING UP. THE LIFE OF A CAREGIVER IS VERY HARD BUT VERY REWARDING. WHEN GOD TAKES THEM HOME ALL YOU HAVE IS THE LOVE YOU GAVE THEM. MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU MS BRANDEE.
This episode spoke to me in so many ways! I stepped into a caregiver role for my mother at age 15. I took care of her in many capacities until her death, when I was 39. I relate to the word " bittersweet" because caring for her was the hardest, most heartbreaking, and rewarding experience in the world. I had to work through much trauma to embrace that role, and I can truly say I am a better person, therapist, and coach because of having cared for my mom so extensively. Prayers for you on your journey, Brandee!❤️
Amazing interview! Amazing! I love you Brandee Evans with the love of Christ! My mom went through all seven stages of Dementia. My mom went home to be with the Lord March 6, 2024. I couldn't cry because I am happy for my mom. She is no longer trapped in her body. I was her caregiver for 9.5 years with the help of brother but he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in April 2022 gone January 2023. After his death, I had some help but very little. I had to get add an aide through Council on Aging. Thank you Kristin H. When she was not in the home my son came to help. It was hard. My daughter was living in Texas and also came home to help! I'm grateful! Praying for you Brandee and please send the link for your t-shirt. Caregiving is very expensive! The only thing I would change on taking of my mom... nothing! I wanted her healed! But now she's free! Definitely healed and free! Amen!🙏🙏🙏
This episode had me in Tears. Emotions all over the place, mad with the slick comment about her Mom's weight and emotions of joy and sadness, thinking of my Dad. I was my Dad caregiver 11/2021 until he graduated to Glory 3/6/2023. My Dad had Alzheimer's, and he fought a great fight for 8 years. To all caregivers, Be Encouraged and as you give Love, also give yourselves Grace and Love. Blessings to all
I was a caregiver from the age of 25 until my mom passed in 2020. I'm 55yrs old and this conversation is hitting home. So many truths!! Thank you for this conversation.
Amazing episode. I now look forward to your interviews 😊 My sister was my grandmothers caregiver until she passed and now she’s my moms caregiver. And She has her own health struggles. Care giving is so hard but necessary. We have to support the caregivers in our lives any way we can.
😢Tab and Chance, thank you for having Brandee on. This blessed me. I’m my husband’s caregiver. He has Alzheimers and he just fell and broke his hip. Some days are challenging. Without God I can do nothing. God bless you Brandee. It is well-if you know you know. Much love.
My mother had Dementia in 2012 and I have a disability Now. She was at her home and I lived alone after a divorce. My siblings were taking care of her because they were living with her. She was put in an assisted living when they got tired of her. Her Social Security and retirement paid her bill and I added a few more dollars. She was happier there, but it was hard because I really wanted to take care of her, but I couldn't. She passed in 2017 on Christmas Eve. So that day and Mother's day is still hard for me.😢 I was the last child to talk to her and tell her that I loved her and that I will be okay. She passed the next morning. Cherish your mom while she is here because you only get one.
Happy National Caregiver Day, I took care of my mother she had dementia and my GOD it was so Hard❤❤❤ I Miss Madea. Yes Love Your Mom cause one Day she want be here, I miss cooking for my mom spending time with her, just talking about the good old days❤❤❤❤❤
This has helped me out really well. I had to become my mother's full-time caregiver at the end of 2023, and it has been hard. But God has graced me, and hearing your story made me cry because I am not alone.😢 I can totally identify with everything you shared Brandee.😭.😢 Thank you so much for being vulnerable. You really helped me a whole lot and I pray Blessings upon you. Thank you Tab and Chance for having this show and inviting her.❤
Such a great episode. I was a caregiver for my mother for almost 10 years. She transitioned on Thanksgiving morning 2019. Everything you all talked about are straights facts. And caregiving is not for the weak. I commend the young lady for carrying the load with such grace. May God bless and keep you in perfect peace.
Ii Love :Love Love all of yall! Im a caregiver now for about 7 years here in NEMS... Moved back home after 30 years as a traveling MA in the ATL. I soooo love Brandee and her story is me without MS but with Multiple Myloma. I needed this amongst a whole lot of other things. Moms gone dad going on 88 . he so sharp... hes taking care of me mentally emotionally and financially since mom passed, although i work parttime... im a caregiver 24 hours> Thank God for his independence!
Never knew her story until now and Brandee has always been my fave on t.v. shows. I connect to dance but this episode just opened my eyes to why I appreciate her just as a person even more now. Such a beautiful soul & strong to the core. Wow. Thank you so much for sharing your stories & being an inspiration to us all. ❤❤Love❤💜
This was such a great episode. Two years ago my grandmother had a heart ache and has progressive heart failure whoa it was rough being her caregiver while working a full time job and no family support. I truly understand the dynamics of the day to day functions and stresses of cargiving while holding the hurt in but fronting like everything is OK. I appreciated Tab an Brandee for being so open and honest about their situations.
This episode has been a blessing. Thank you Tab and Chance for having Brandee on sharing her story. Being a caregiver for my mom has been a roller coaster of emotions. I have been caring for my mom for 8 years. I as well as those in the comment section can relate to what Ms. Brandee has experienced and is going through being her mom’s caregiver. The part of the conversation where Ms. Brandee stated that she had to forgive herself and forgive her mom, got to me because I too had to do the same with my mom, and that was last year that I did that. I had to let that pain that I was holding in for years go. Thank Brandee for sharing your story/testimony. To every caregiver you are a blessing. God sees you He is with you, and you are a phenomenal caregiver. 💛💛
God bless you all! Thank you for the knowledge that you are sharing about caring for a loved one. This not only helps caregivers but their friends, families, and others to better understand all factors in caregiving. Until one has gone thru this, it is you and others that bring attention to such an important matter. I pray that this will get out there so that individuals can get better support ! Heavenly Father, please touch them and their loved ones. Watch over them. Please bring them comfort and strength. Please bring them the people, resources, and treatments to help along their loved ones' journey. In Jesus's name, amen.
So many of us needed this episode, Tab & Chance! Blessings to you Brandy for the great job you're doing caring for your mom. My daughter and I cared for my mom while I worked full time. I too felt it was an honor and a privilege to serve her before she left this earth. When we are weak, He is strong. Keeping you lifted in prayer my Sista. 🙏🏽
Blessing interview ❤This was a real-life moment-thank you for sharing. 🙏🏽 Just a side note! I can perfectly envision her portraying both Angela Bassett and Tasha Smith in a biopic film.
Thank you for that amazing episode about caregiver. Such a well needed conversation to be had at this time. I loved the fact you said It is OK, not to be ok. Patience and give Grace. No one asked for this. A multitude of emotions. 🎉😢❤😊
Wow! I can’t even imagine going through what she has! I’m praying for her peace, strength, & God’s favor over her life! She seems so strong and resilient! I can’t even fathom it. Her transparency put so much in perspective. 😢💕
Thank you for this❤ I am the youngest of 4 and sole caregiver to my 93 year old Mom. I'm 60 and no matter how much love you have for some one this is hard. Especially if you had/have an abusive parent with SERIOUS anger management issues. But God has given this to me and taught me so much. Caregivers NEED respite . You cannot care for some one if YOU are not well. Mentally, physically and SPIRITUALLY. I haven't had a " break " in 6 or 7 years. But God has placed non family members and medical professionals who are me and provide love and support. Prayer is the key to my sanity. Her Mom sounds like my Mom. Jealousy does exist from parents it's not always protective. I still LOVE her but I am aware of her frame of mind
This blessed me really good, I had the privilege to help care give for my grandmother in her last years and last days with breast cancer. I always took the time to tell her how I wish I could take care of her forever and that it was an honor to be by her side. Now I am a mommy to twin boys diagnosed with autism and it’s a privilege to be their mommy, caregiver, and advocate 🥹💙🤞🏾
As a caregiver, this blessed me and to know I'm not alone in going through the journey and trauma battle when realizing I'm taking care of my mother better than she ever did me 😢
A deep low bow of gratitude to all 3 of you. I have been there and I KNOW! Great point about donations Chance!! All 3 of you demonstrated a lot of grace and wisdom today. Thank you for showing up and speaking out. ❤❤❤🙏💙🌈✨️
Listen! I was a caregiver during the pandemic. Brandee helped me and responded to my questions about being a caregiver. It is very expensive. I looooved this. My prayers are with her and I will purchase something!!! God bless y’all.
It’s hard work being a care giver but a blessing to be healthy enough to care for others. This has been an inspirational podcast. Brandy is a role model for many. So are you and Chance❤!
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 this has blessed me. Thank you for sharing this with us. I'm caregiving in some capacity for multiple family members and struggle at time with me. Not losing me. This was so helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for this episode, I have been a caregiver for several of my family members for years. I can relate to what you’re saying. May God continue to bless and keep you Brandee.
I have MS, and it gets on my last nerve!! It’s unpredictable. I have to take MRI’s every year for the brain and cervical spine area. (Good news): The pass two years, the lesions didn’t progress. 🙌🏾👏🏽 This let’s me know that my strategies are working!I work very hard to avoid ending up in a wheelchair. Also, thanks to listening to Tabitha, Dr. Bobby Price & other doctors who encouraged eating plant-based. I love it!!😍 I thank God for speaking to me to stop taking all of those medications. They were killing my body more than helping me; my blood pressure level dropped as well. Also, I was lead back to Reflexology. They are the only ones that keeps my pain & body feeling better and the MS relapse under management. Exercising is an important factor too! Even though it hurts to work out, but afterwards my pain/body feels so much better. I have to stay focused and encourage myself, because I don’t just have MS, I have Aneurysms, Pseudo-tumor, Cervical Stenosis, Lumbar & Autoimmune diseases, etc. Last and most importantly; Avoid “STRESS” at all cost!!🤗 GB
This episode has been the best Fridays with Tab and Chance. All of your episodes are great but this one was exceptional! I could feel all of you all and your spirit. Thank you for sharing your story and allowing me to appreciate mine.
I had no intention to watch this whole thing tonight. Just wanted to catch the vibe of the first few mins. I’m up past my bedtime bc the title pulled me in. I’m a caregiver and Brandee is so captivating she kept me. This was such a necessary episode. Informative beyond words. It was helpful to hear about the costs associated. I plan to buy the shirt! I’m so grateful Chance brought up donations and hope she welcomes them. Also grateful to know there’s a caregiver month. Thank you Tab, Chance and team. Much love to Brandee and her mom.❤
Thank you for this ..I took care of my mom from 2019 up until a month ago when she transitioned and can relate to everything Brandee was saying..and the advice Tab is giving is something I needed as an only child..I had to figure it out and ..be ok myself ..this was really good..thank you ♥️
Thanks I am grateful to be my mom's caregiver and yes I had to tap into my patience which helped me, thankful for my mom's wisdom that she shares at 92 years young 😍
Tabitha, another powerful episode. Thank you, and Brandee, for sharing your journey. I was the caregiver for my mother. And we lived in two different states. I live in NC and she lived in NJ. I lost family and friends, behind our story. It was a lot to deal with. I thank you ! God bless!
Message received. Blessing received. I thought I’d done it all and heard it all, but those gems at the end were everything! God bless you and thank you.
I commend you Brandee because I had a great uncle who had a stroke in 2015 and I had to put him in a nursing home because I have a disability that I was born with and I wouldn't have been able to take care of him 24/7. I was a Caregiver for a man who was 80 yrs old and he had Dementia and he recently had to go to a nursing home but it is very hard so you should be very proud of yourself in taking care of your mother.
Thank you for this episode . This has brought back memories. My brother and I took care of our mother who had Alz/Vascular dementia for about ten years. Then had a massive stroke... recovered. Difficult but no regrets in caring for her. It was God's grace that kept us and brought us through. Much prayer and love for caregivers 💜 🙏🏽
Wow, it reminds me of the Bible verse what was meant for evil. Our mighty God will turn it for good. HIS glory will forever shine. This was a heartfelt full of gratitude session. Thank you.
Caregiving, especially for a parent or grandparent brings up alot of trauma that we didn't even know we needed to deal with. It can bring about resentment and forgiveness as well. 12:37 I believe it can be jealousy from a parent because they are ppl first and not our parents. Such a beautiful conversation ❤❤
This episode hit my heart 🥺 Had me crying but also feeling thankful! I (and my siblings) were my father’s care giver when we learned that he had stage 4 lung cancer. Immediately we went into doing what we had to do for him. We had to shift our lives but still show up in our own lives (if that makes sense). It was not easy, it was exhausting at times, but we made so many final memories! Seeing my father’s body decline right before my eyes was hard to witness 😢 but I never let him see me afraid or sad. I prayed with him every day through the transition as we knew it was coming. We made him comfortable as possible. This all happened last year. He passed away on January 1st, 2024 (my favorite holiday). It was an honor to make sure he had the best care & all of the love!!! 🤍
Prayers for Brandee Evans and her precious Mother.. God see’s you Brandee and it want always be this hard! Fully rely on God and He will take the impossible and make possible!! Keep that smile it sure can light up a dark world we live in! Need more Brandees in this world..🙏🏻
I am a CNA and my daughter,she would is furthering her education to become a nurse and we both love what we do. I have been in this field for over 20 years, I am not sure where you live but I will be willing to come there to you to help you take care of your mom and I like what Tabitha said you are doing a good job with your mom.I just started to cry when she 😢 said that because you are
I am a caregiver to my mom I also was a caregiver for my Dad unfortunately my Dad passed away in 2021 so know I take care of my mother it has its challenges but I wouldn't trade it for the world I love my mom to the moon and back keep God first and he will give you strength my mother and Father took very good care of me so know it's my turn to take care of her as I took care of my father until he passed God bless you all who are caregivers ❤❤❤❤
I was HELPED!!! I am my Mommy's caregiver. This is year 3. The parallels are amazing!!! Thank you for this topic. My GOD IS SO ON TIME. Please pray my strength in the Lord!!!
I have cried this whole video I’m a caregiver for my mother since 2019 dementia. This is a journey my GOD🙏🏽
Keep your head up.
You're a beautiful spirit & God is pleased❤
Be Encouraged. Blessings to you and your family
My husband and I are caregivers for our adult son with Autism. This was a powerful episode. God bless you Brandee. ❤️🙏🏾 Love you Tab & Chance. ❤️❤️❤️
Meee too!!
I can really tell that Chance is really involved in her story. Such a caring spirit.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THIS EPISODE. ❤😢
I was my Mom's caregiver for over 20 years. My mom passed away last month. I'm still learning to manage my mental health. Caring for my mom was one of the HARDEST MOST REWARDING things I have ever done & I wouldn't trade for anything. I told my mom before she passed away it was my privilege. And yes give yourself grace.
I pray for every caregivers mental health, physical/emotional/mental strength & finances. May God Bless each & every one of you ❤
@@tracycrawford4193 🙏🏾. I feel your pain. My sister & I was our mom caregiver for 8 months on hospice. I was so happy to have her. I loved spending every day & night with my mom. Doing her hair, polishing her nails and bathing her. She was the best mom. 💔
Tears reading your comment. I told my Dad the same. I'm currently looking for a therapist because navigating through this new normal is not easy. Blessings to you and your family
I haven’t even gotten into this video yet and I’m already emotional.
I’ve started my small press on nail business in 2022 in order to care for my elderly and homeless mother, from my one bedroom apartment. Glory be to God that in 2024, even though money is still VERY tight, I’ve become a celebrity nail artist.
I can’t wait to unwind and enjoy this episode, I truly can’t. And y’all, it’s been such a dream of mine in order to make nails for our Tabitha here. My mother and I love her. She’s saved us time and time again with her words of motivation and encouragement. Dark days were (and still are) brighter whenever she’s around. I’ve been trying for years to reach out to her and no dice (yet).
It will happen one day, I know it will. I just pray that it will be sometime soon because I have so many ideas for her nails babbbyyyyyyy. 🤭
Much love, all. Stay strong. And to all my fellow caretakers out there you are seen, and you are loved, and life can change (for the better) for you at any given moment. I don’t know who needs to hear this tonight but God hasn’t given up on you sweet one. Not now, not ever.
Keep holding on, and keep pushing through. ♥🙏🏼
This is so good, I had the privilege of taking care of my mother for four years before she transitioned and I would not trade it for anything else. I commend all the caregivers.
Omg! 😢😢 Thank you for this. I am a caregiver for my paralyzed/Deaf 88 year old father and 79 yrs old Deaf mom. I am going to share this with my Auntie Ann, who's caring for Uncle Dennis.
Omg I'm literally here crying because I have MS and so afraid of becoming dependent on my kids
I’m in a wheelchair and I really appreciate all of my caregivers CNA’s & my son for taking good care of me. Bathing me and cooking ❤️
I CARED FOR MY PARENTS UP UNTIL THEIR PASSING. MY MOTHER HAD CANCER AND MY BONUS DAD HAD A STROKE ONE DAY AND NEVER WALKED AGAIN. HE WAS 6'4 ALMOST 300 POUNDS AND I CARED FOR HIM. MY PARENTS WERE PASTORS AND I WAS THE PK GROWING UP. THE LIFE OF A CAREGIVER IS VERY HARD BUT VERY REWARDING. WHEN GOD TAKES THEM HOME ALL YOU HAVE IS THE LOVE YOU GAVE THEM. MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU MS BRANDEE.
This episode spoke to me in so many ways! I stepped into a caregiver role for my mother at age 15. I took care of her in many capacities until her death, when I was 39. I relate to the word " bittersweet" because caring for her was the hardest, most heartbreaking, and rewarding experience in the world. I had to work through much trauma to embrace that role, and I can truly say I am a better person, therapist, and coach because of having cared for my mom so extensively. Prayers for you on your journey, Brandee!❤️
I'm so proud of you, Angel. I wish I could hug you. Sending you all of my love.
I love her strength…Blessings to you Ms. Brandee Evans.
As a caregiver for my 33 year old daughter with autism this has been so relatable.
Amazing interview! Amazing! I love you Brandee Evans with the love of Christ! My mom went through all seven stages of Dementia. My mom went home to be with the Lord March 6, 2024. I couldn't cry because I am happy for my mom. She is no longer trapped in her body. I was her caregiver for 9.5 years with the help of brother but he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in April 2022 gone January 2023. After his death, I had some help but very little. I had to get add an aide through Council on Aging. Thank you Kristin H. When she was not in the home my son came to help. It was hard. My daughter was living in Texas and also came home to help! I'm grateful! Praying for you Brandee and please send the link for your t-shirt. Caregiving is very expensive! The only thing I would change on taking of my mom... nothing! I wanted her healed! But now she's free! Definitely healed and free! Amen!🙏🙏🙏
God bless Brandee and her mother.
This episode had me in Tears. Emotions all over the place, mad with the slick comment about her Mom's weight and emotions of joy and sadness, thinking of my Dad. I was my Dad caregiver 11/2021 until he graduated to Glory 3/6/2023. My Dad had Alzheimer's, and he fought a great fight for 8 years. To all caregivers, Be Encouraged and as you give Love, also give yourselves Grace and Love. Blessings to all
WoW I was just praying for caregivers (which was random) this morning. So much love to caregivers out there.
Brandee you are a walking testimony! 🙌🏽😪🥹💜
I was a caregiver from the age of 25 until my mom passed in 2020. I'm 55yrs old and this conversation is hitting home. So many truths!! Thank you for this conversation.
Same. My Mama passed in 2021.
Amazing episode. I now look forward to your interviews 😊 My sister was my grandmothers caregiver until she passed and now she’s my moms caregiver. And She has her own health struggles. Care giving is so hard but necessary. We have to support the caregivers in our lives any way we can.
😢Tab and Chance, thank you for having Brandee on. This blessed me. I’m my husband’s caregiver. He has Alzheimers and he just fell and broke his hip. Some days are challenging. Without God I can do nothing. God bless you Brandee. It is well-if you know you know. Much love.
Already 10 Minutes in and I'm loving Brandee's HONESTY and vulnerability ❤
Brandee is an amazing human being on so many levels - grace and grit! Many blessings to you Brandee.
My mother had Dementia in 2012 and I have a disability Now. She was at her home and I lived alone after a divorce. My siblings were taking care of her because they were living with her. She was put in an assisted living when they got tired of her. Her Social Security and retirement paid her bill and I added a few more dollars. She was happier there, but it was hard because I really wanted to take care of her, but I couldn't. She passed in 2017 on Christmas Eve. So that day and Mother's day is still hard for me.😢 I was the last child to talk to her and tell her that I loved her and that I will be okay. She passed the next morning. Cherish your mom while she is here because you only get one.
Happy National Caregiver Day, I took care of my mother she had dementia and my GOD it was so Hard❤❤❤ I Miss Madea. Yes Love Your Mom cause one Day she want be here, I miss cooking for my mom spending time with her, just talking about the good old days❤❤❤❤❤
This has helped me out really well. I had to become my mother's full-time caregiver at the end of 2023, and it has been hard. But God has graced me, and hearing your story made me cry because I am not alone.😢 I can totally identify with everything you shared Brandee.😭.😢 Thank you so much for being vulnerable. You really helped me a whole lot and I pray Blessings upon you. Thank you Tab and Chance for having this show and inviting her.❤
Such a great episode. I was a caregiver for my mother for almost 10 years. She transitioned on Thanksgiving morning 2019. Everything you all talked about are straights facts. And caregiving is not for the weak. I commend the young lady for carrying the load with such grace. May God bless and keep you in perfect peace.
Ii Love :Love Love all of yall! Im a caregiver now for about 7 years here in NEMS... Moved back home after 30 years as a traveling MA in the ATL. I soooo love Brandee and her story is me without MS but with Multiple Myloma. I needed this amongst a whole lot of other things. Moms gone dad going on 88 . he so sharp... hes taking care of me mentally emotionally and financially since mom passed, although i work parttime... im a caregiver 24 hours> Thank God for his independence!
Thank you Brandee for sharing your beautiful Mom and stories ❤️ 💕. I have been appreciating the victory of Good days. 👍🏾 ❤❤
Never knew her story until now and Brandee has always been my fave on t.v. shows. I connect to dance but this episode just opened my eyes to why I appreciate her just as a person even more now. Such a beautiful soul & strong to the core. Wow. Thank you so much for sharing your stories & being an inspiration to us all.
❤❤Love❤💜
This was such a great episode.
Two years ago my grandmother had a heart ache and has progressive heart failure whoa it was rough being her caregiver while working a full time job and no family support.
I truly understand the dynamics of the day to day functions and stresses of cargiving while holding the hurt in but fronting like everything is OK.
I appreciated Tab an Brandee for being so open and honest about their situations.
Love this ❤ Thank you for sharing and placing the donation link for us to support.
Happy National Caregiving Month! Proud Caregiver to my 6 yo old son who has Chronic Kidney Disease & Autism 💚💚💚
@brandi I pray for strength for you. I was a caregiver for my mom, dad, brother,godmother, sister in love.
This episode has been a blessing. Thank you Tab and Chance for having Brandee on sharing her story. Being a caregiver for my mom has been a roller coaster of emotions. I have been caring for my mom for 8 years. I as well as those in the comment section can relate to what Ms. Brandee has experienced and is going through being her mom’s caregiver. The part of the conversation where Ms. Brandee stated that she had to forgive herself and forgive her mom, got to me because I too had to do the same with my mom, and that was last year that I did that. I had to let that pain that I was holding in for years go. Thank Brandee for sharing your story/testimony. To every caregiver you are a blessing. God sees you He is with you, and you are a phenomenal caregiver. 💛💛
God bless you all! Thank you for the knowledge that you are sharing about caring for a loved one. This not only helps caregivers but their friends, families, and others to better understand all factors in caregiving. Until one has gone thru this, it is you and others that bring attention to such an important matter. I pray that this will get out there so that individuals can get better support !
Heavenly Father, please touch them and their loved ones. Watch over them. Please bring them comfort and strength. Please bring them the people, resources, and treatments to help along their loved ones' journey. In Jesus's name, amen.
So many of us needed this episode, Tab & Chance!
Blessings to you Brandy for the great job you're doing caring for your mom. My daughter and I cared for my mom while I worked full time. I too felt it was an honor and a privilege to serve her before she left this earth. When we are weak, He is strong. Keeping you lifted in prayer my Sista. 🙏🏽
This helped me so much. Thank you Tab and Chance for being simply amazing!
This was an amazing episode! Merchandise ordered!
I appreciate hearing people’s backstories.
Brandee Evans I appreciate your story and wish you many more blessings.
Blessing interview ❤This was a real-life moment-thank you for sharing. 🙏🏽
Just a side note!
I can perfectly envision her portraying both Angela Bassett and Tasha Smith in a biopic film.
We Love you all and Brandee Evans is awesome, I love the way she takes very good care of her Mommy❤
This was absolutely one of my favorite episodes. I thank God for your “presentation” on social media. It really does matter.❤🙏🏽
Thank you for that amazing episode about caregiver. Such a well needed conversation to be had at this time. I loved the fact you said It is OK, not to be ok. Patience and give Grace. No one asked for this. A multitude of emotions. 🎉😢❤😊
This episode helped me SO much!! Thank you ❤❤
Wow! I can’t even imagine going through what she has! I’m praying for her peace, strength, & God’s favor over her life! She seems so strong and resilient! I can’t even fathom it. Her transparency put so much in perspective. 😢💕
Thank you for this❤ I am the youngest of 4 and sole caregiver to my 93 year old Mom. I'm 60 and no matter how much love you have for some one this is hard. Especially if you had/have an abusive parent with SERIOUS anger management issues. But God has given this to me and taught me so much. Caregivers NEED respite . You cannot care for some one if YOU are not well. Mentally, physically and SPIRITUALLY. I haven't had a " break " in 6 or 7 years. But God has placed non family members and medical professionals who are me and provide love and support. Prayer is the key to my sanity.
Her Mom sounds like my Mom. Jealousy does exist from parents it's not always protective. I still LOVE her but I am aware of her frame of mind
This blessed me really good, I had the privilege to help care give for my grandmother in her last years and last days with breast cancer. I always took the time to tell her how I wish I could take care of her forever and that it was an honor to be by her side. Now I am a mommy to twin boys diagnosed with autism and it’s a privilege to be their mommy, caregiver, and advocate 🥹💙🤞🏾
Very insightful! Thank you Brandee for sharing your journey! 🙏 Great show Tab and Chance! 👏👏
Heeeyy it’s Memphis over here lol! 😎😄 She could be Chance’s sister, they favor! All beautiful people! 😍💕
As a caregiver, this blessed me and to know I'm not alone in going through the journey and trauma battle when realizing I'm taking care of my mother better than she ever did me 😢
A deep low bow of gratitude to all 3 of you. I have been there and I KNOW! Great point about donations Chance!! All 3 of you demonstrated a lot of grace and wisdom today. Thank you for showing up and speaking out. ❤❤❤🙏💙🌈✨️
Thank you SO much for this episode! I have been my Daddy's caregiver for the past year. It has been rewarding but so difficult.
Listen! I was a caregiver during the pandemic. Brandee helped me and responded to my questions about being a caregiver. It is very expensive. I looooved this. My prayers are with her and I will purchase something!!! God bless y’all.
Prayers for all caregivers.
Thank you for this. Sending so much love to you all.❤🎉
It’s hard work being a care giver but a blessing to be healthy enough to care for others. This has been an inspirational podcast. Brandy is a role model for many. So are you and Chance❤!
Thanks for sharing this really hit home for me.
I rarely see Tab with such a astound intrigue face following what Ms. Brandee is saying. Luv it❤
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 this has blessed me. Thank you for sharing this with us. I'm caregiving in some capacity for multiple family members and struggle at time with me. Not losing me. This was so helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for this episode, I have been a caregiver for several of my family members for years. I can relate to what you’re saying. May God continue to bless and keep you Brandee.
I would say the same thing Tab, “that’s my girl there!” 💜
This was such a touching episode. ❤️
Thank you. I am a Caregivers friend. I set this to her for encouragement because I was encouraged 😊
I needed to see this. ❤❤❤❤
Such an amazing episode! Thank you so much for opening up and being so vulnerable! ❤
I have MS, and it gets on my last nerve!! It’s unpredictable. I have to take MRI’s every year for the brain and cervical spine area. (Good news): The pass two years, the lesions didn’t progress. 🙌🏾👏🏽 This let’s me know that my strategies are working!I work very hard to avoid ending up in a wheelchair.
Also, thanks to listening to Tabitha, Dr. Bobby Price & other doctors who encouraged eating plant-based. I love it!!😍
I thank God for speaking to me to stop taking all of those medications. They were killing my body more than helping me; my blood pressure level dropped as well. Also, I was lead back to Reflexology. They are the only ones that keeps my pain & body feeling better and the MS relapse under management.
Exercising is an important factor too! Even though it hurts to work out, but afterwards my pain/body feels so much better.
I have to stay focused and encourage myself, because I don’t just have MS, I have Aneurysms, Pseudo-tumor, Cervical Stenosis, Lumbar & Autoimmune diseases, etc.
Last and most importantly; Avoid “STRESS” at all cost!!🤗 GB
May God RICHLY BLESS & SUSTAIN ALL CAREGIVERS!!! 👑💐👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you all for sharing this episode & to your guests for sharing her story, very much needed & appreciated❣️🙏🏽😇
Tab, yesterday made 7yrs my wonderful mommy passed away. So baby this was hard to watch today. I appreciate your channel’s & podcast❤🙏🏾
Love me some Brandee!
This episode got me in feelings and remembering caring for my momma and grandmas before they passed 😢😢😢🙏🏽💖
Whew! Thank you all for this episode. God bless 🙏🏾❤️
This episode has been the best Fridays with Tab and Chance. All of your episodes are great but this one was exceptional! I could feel all of you all and your spirit. Thank you for sharing your story and allowing me to appreciate mine.
I had no intention to watch this whole thing tonight. Just wanted to catch the vibe of the first few mins. I’m up past my bedtime bc the title pulled me in. I’m a caregiver and Brandee is so captivating she kept me. This was such a necessary episode. Informative beyond words. It was helpful to hear about the costs associated. I plan to buy the shirt! I’m so grateful Chance brought up donations and hope she welcomes them. Also grateful to know there’s a caregiver month. Thank you Tab, Chance and team. Much love to Brandee and her mom.❤
I ABSOLUTELY loved everything about this episode. Cried a couple times- therapeutic and educational. Blessings to you guys. Keep this going ✨
Good show Tab
Prayer, strength and hugs your way Brandee
Thank you for this ..I took care of my mom from 2019 up until a month ago when she transitioned and can relate to everything Brandee was saying..and the advice Tab is giving is something I needed as an only child..I had to figure it out and ..be ok myself ..this was really good..thank you ♥️
Thanks for sharing I truly needed this❤
Thanks I am grateful to be my mom's caregiver and yes I had to tap into my patience which helped me, thankful for my mom's wisdom that she shares at 92 years young 😍
Tabitha, another powerful episode. Thank you, and Brandee, for sharing your journey. I was the caregiver for my mother. And we lived in two different states. I live in NC and she lived in NJ. I lost family and friends, behind our story. It was a lot to deal with. I thank you ! God bless!
Message received. Blessing received. I thought I’d done it all and heard it all, but those gems at the end were everything! God bless you and thank you.
I commend you Brandee because I had a great uncle who had a stroke in 2015 and I had to put him in a nursing home because I have a disability that I was born with and I wouldn't have been able to take care of him 24/7. I was a Caregiver for a man who was 80 yrs old and he had Dementia and he recently had to go to a nursing home but it is very hard so you should be very proud of yourself in taking care of your mother.
Thank you for this episode . This has brought back memories. My brother and I took care of our mother who had Alz/Vascular dementia for about ten years. Then had a massive stroke... recovered. Difficult but no regrets in caring for her. It was God's grace that kept us and brought us through. Much prayer and love for caregivers 💜 🙏🏽
Wow, it reminds me of the Bible verse what was meant for evil. Our mighty God will turn it for good. HIS glory will forever shine. This was a heartfelt full of gratitude session. Thank you.
I love her already, she's honest enough in 10 minutes to call out parental jealousy and you have to turn around and take care of them.
Caregiving, especially for a parent or grandparent brings up alot of trauma that we didn't even know we needed to deal with. It can bring about resentment and forgiveness as well. 12:37 I believe it can be jealousy from a parent because they are ppl first and not our parents. Such a beautiful conversation ❤❤
This was one of the best shows! This touch me in so ways. Thank you! I will be supporting!
My God! Thank you for sharing!
This video has me all a mess. My heart goes out to you sweetheart. Keep finding your peace and getting your self care. You are truly blessed 🙏❤
This episode hit my heart 🥺 Had me crying but also feeling thankful! I (and my siblings) were my father’s care giver when we learned that he had stage 4 lung cancer. Immediately we went into doing what we had to do for him. We had to shift our lives but still show up in our own lives (if that makes sense). It was not easy, it was exhausting at times, but we made so many final memories! Seeing my father’s body decline right before my eyes was hard to witness 😢 but I never let him see me afraid or sad. I prayed with him every day through the transition as we knew it was coming. We made him comfortable as possible. This all happened last year. He passed away on January 1st, 2024 (my favorite holiday). It was an honor to make sure he had the best care & all of the love!!! 🤍
Prayers for Brandee Evans and her precious Mother.. God see’s you Brandee and it want always be this hard! Fully rely on God and He will take the impossible and make possible!! Keep that smile it sure can light up a dark world we live in! Need more Brandees in this world..🙏🏻
Yes it is going to be those days!
Thank you so much for this episode, this was so helpful to those who are caregivers to our loved ones
This was a beautiful segment Tab and Chance keep them coming. Very informative. Keep shining Brandee.
Wow, an episode I never knew I needed. Such an amazing and inspiring story. Thank you Brandee!!
I am a CNA and my daughter,she would is furthering her education to become a nurse and we both love what we do. I have been in this field for over 20 years, I am not sure where you live but I will be willing to come there to you to help you take care of your mom and I like what Tabitha said you are doing a good job with your mom.I just started to cry when she 😢 said that because you are
I am a caregiver to my mom I also was a caregiver for my Dad unfortunately my Dad passed away in 2021 so know I take care of my mother it has its challenges but I wouldn't trade it for the world I love my mom to the moon and back keep God first and he will give you strength my mother and Father took very good care of me so know it's my turn to take care of her as I took care of my father until he passed God bless you all who are caregivers ❤❤❤❤
This was very good and helpful ..Love this show down to earth people on both side of the table..Caregiver strong..