This is a First Person column by Helena Wiest, who lives in B.C.’s Fraser Valley. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, see the FAQ.
My phone chirped its bird call ring, startling me from the tangle of thoughts that were choking the light from my mind. I’d left a message at 8:54 a.m. with the Family Caregivers of B.C., tearfully asking for someone to talk to.
I’m not normally the type of person to unburden my woes on anyone, least of all a stranger. But for 37 minutes, as a warm and gentle woman named Sage stayed on the phone,
