You didn’t plan on being a caregiver. But here you are.

Whether it happened slowly or overnight, you've found yourself overwhelmed, caring for someone you love (or maybe just someone you’re stuck with). The Unmedical Manual for Caregivers is a guide to remind you: you are not alone. It won’t fix everything, but it may help you feel seen — and give you some tools to survive.

This book doesn’t offer sugar-coated hope. It deals with the real, often brutal realities of illness, aging, and decline.

Written by a nurse who has spent over twenty years teaching family, friends, and hired caregivers, this manual breaks down medical tasks and daily care in simple language—no big medical words, jargon, or guilt trips—just the real-world knowledge you need to keep someone safe, clean, and as comfortable as possible.

From catheter care and hygiene to the aftermath of traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and the hard truths of end-of-life care, this book is focused on caring for those who are bed-bound, wheelchair-bound, or just plain difficult. If you’re tired, overwhelmed, and making it up as you go, this book was written for you.

This isn’t a textbook. It’s not a lecture. It’s an honest, raw guide written for people who never chose to be caregivers but decided to stay anyway.

*Includes clear medical illustrations to support hands-on caregiving, nothing graphic, just real.