"Caregiver stress" is now a medically recognized term.  It has been shown that mindfulness meditation can actually reverse the negative impact of stress on your body, cultivate more compassion for yourself and others, and even shrink your amygdala – the fear center of your brain."        

https://thekey.com/learning-center/how-to-use-mindfulness-to-help-with-caregiver-stress-and-burnout