Listen now (21 min) | Caregiver's Challenge Welcome to the Mind Wise podcast about mental health, wellness, holistic health care, and topics of interest. I am Ron parks, MPH, MD, writer, and teacher consultant. And your host today. Ron: Parents or caregivers can find themselves in uncharted waterers very easily. Many get caught unprepared when a mental illness affects the loved one, a spouse, a child, or significant other. The person now disabled rapidly or slowly becomes dependent on a caregiver's help and support in management. The dissent into illness and dysfunction caused by mental disorders calls on the extreme resourcefulness of the one beset with the unimaginable level of additional responsibility.