Normal people go to Disney, or Epcot, or Universal, or Hogwarts for a bit of magic or superhero fantasy before returning to the humdrum normalcy of just working on a small project, or leisurely shopping, trying a new restaurant, even just sitting, watching nature, and having a beer.

But for us caregivers, especially the ones years in with no end in site.... that, is our fantasy, our land of magic. 

And when we get a taste of it, even for a few hours, then have to go back to -our- "normal" life, of washing pee, gloved handfuls of feces, multiple washer loads of soiled linens, demanding, hard-of-hearing, early-stage dementia total care loved ones.. the juxtaposition is jarring, and emotionally desicating.