I'm not where you are yet but I'm expecting a deep empty hole, when things are said and done.
One other thing I'm not sure if it was mentioned, is the lack of friends during a years long caregiving. We are to busy , too stressed for friends. Actually for me it started with covid, over the years losing friendships due to political reasons or mostly not wanting to give are parent a deadly virus so didn't want to be around people, then I didn't want to be around unvaccinated people. It really started the ball rolling on loneliness. Then just being to busy. And they pass and we are left with more time, more this and that. And we have to re learn how to fill up are life again. But it takes time
I'm not where you are yet but I'm expecting a deep empty hole, when things are said and done.
One other thing I'm not sure if it was mentioned, is the lack of friends during a years long caregiving. We are to busy , too stressed for friends. Actually for me it started with covid, over the years losing friendships due to political reasons or mostly not wanting to give are parent a deadly virus so didn't want to be around people, then I didn't want to be around unvaccinated people. It really started the ball rolling on loneliness. Then just being to busy. And they pass and we are left with more time, more this and that. And we have to re learn how to fill up are life again. But it takes time