
Caregivers Support Group
A voluntary caregiver is a spouse, relative, friend or neighbor of a disabled person or child who assists with activities of daily living and assists those unable to fully take care of themselves. The challenges of a caregiver are unique and sometimes it's hard to find people to talk to who know what you're going through. Join the conversation and find others who...
I was just thinking AGAIN today how it is all so backwards. My mom drools, now and has accidents. She needs help walking and even getting positioned in the bed. I suppose you could go to the baby site and read the same thing. :o( Big difference: With the babies, it usually gets better; with the old folks, it usually gets worse. My mom forgets things. I tell her a million times, trying to make each response sound like the first. She's even asked me how I know so much to have such quick answers.. Just make sure you get free time and rest. Both are a must! When one is tired, stressed and grumpy to begin with, it is so much harder to be patient and kind like you (we) want to be. Good luck!
I take my dad to a therapist every once in a while and she says to deal with this with as much humor as possible. So to that end, when I get upset, I tell my dad I'm going to drop him off in skid row. Then we both laugh and for a moment the frustration goes away. The skid row comment is related to a series of hospitals in Los Angeles who were recently busted for dropping off patients from the hospital who didn't have anywhere to go. I know that's terrible, but My dad still has a sense of humor and one day I just really felt like I wanted to take him somewhere else and that popped out of my mouth. It worked. and now it is an ongoing thing.....
Maybe you could try something similar....and remember I'm new so if this is lame, feel free to give me a kick!!!
oh the guilt!
hang in there.
If I don't exercise, I'm ready to smack somebody....
So that is how I regulate my stress...
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