Never Give Up!

Never give in.
Never give in.
Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small,
large or petty—never give in,
except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

—Winston Churchill

Most people are familiar with this famous quote from a speech by Winston Churchill, but not everyone knows to whom he gave this speech. He stood before a group of young schoolboys at the Harrow School in England, Churchill's own alma mater, at a time when England was under attack by Germany in World War II. Did he write it down and share it later? Did his speech change the lives of those students or did the teacher become more empowered?

Personally, I think his speech is appropriate for caregivers. Every caregiver no matter the age or the illness must develop a mule-stubborn-persona in order to survive the task at hand. Every caregiver should paste Churchill’s quote on a plaque and hang it someplace where they see it first thing every morning and the last thing each night. I suggest pasting it on the bathroom mirror, above the kitchen sink, in the car and on the nightstand.