and if they don t do that, they could risk their job, their income being gainfully employed. this is personal to me as many families. i was a caregiver in her leukemia battle. there is no bigger heartbreak than seeing life ebb out of the body from someone that you love. i would have it no other way to take on that responsibility, and i shouldn t have to wonder if i will still be gainfully employed because i needed to be there at my mother s side. paid leave, child care, it s infrastructure for a reason because it is essential. it is essential to the functioning of our society. so we need child care for our families, we need to take care of the child care work force, and we need to make sure we re supporting our families. policy is our love language. i know. i want those who are being caregivers right now who have been battling depression and anxiety and who have felt alone