Who would have guessed open-hearted listening skills, conflict resolution strategies, and intrapersonal intelligence could be the basis for agile navigation in a caregiver’s journey? Who would have guessed a loved one’s illness and imminent death would be a sacred place for both the care receiver and caregiver? Who would have guessed caregiving might provide a spiritual quickening and a sense of contentment during the “scratchy roughness” * of daily caregiving tasks? *Ethan Hawke