Care affects us all - but are we prepared? A moving book about the emotional roller coaster ride of care. 'Between excessive demands, time pressure and personal worries, there are no perfect decisions in nursing, only good ones.' Christina Käßhöfer takes us on her personal journey through the German care system - a system that challenges and overwhelms relatives. For years, she has been taking care of her father, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, navigating through an opaque jungle of applications, levels of care, everyday care and the search for good specialists. In doing so, she reaches her own limits - physically, mentally and financially. As long as it does not affect us, we suppress the issue. But when the crisis occurs and a parent or our own partner becomes in need of care, we are challenged to make life-changing decisions for another person. Exhaustion, time pressure, lack of support, confusing information - the burdens are enormous. Women in particular often bear the main responsibility and feel trapped between a sense of duty and overwhelm. This book is more than a field report. It is an honest, empowering guide for all those who find themselves in the care of their loved ones and want to be prepared.