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the kids have rented a social room at the home so we can all have a family "party" and I asked dh "i hope no one expects something grand b/c you are calling it a Party with a capital P"
I'm just too pooped to party. I feel like opening a bag of chips & buying a bakery cake and saying "here ya go! enjoy."
This will be my husbands last Christmas with me and I will not let it be sad. He had some sad ones when he was a child and so after we married it was the biggest holiday of the year. We spent money on decorations a lot of times that we really couldn't afford.
Only doing the Christmas cards are hard for me because writing bad news at Christmas is not an easy thing to do, but I must tell his prognosis.
Our first Christmas he bought me a Brownie Camera with flash, wrapped them separately in large boxes he filled with popcorn,. Every Christmas he had a great surprise for me. One year when my passion was gardening he found a short handled shovel and he and my daughter wrapped it so cleverly disguised I went crazy trying to guess what it was. With it was a generous gift certificate to the nursery. I am five feet and the regular ones broke my back. I have that shovel today and it is one of my prized possessions. Fifty nine years of marriage and I could tell you what he bought me each year.
I cannot let this be a sad one.
Hugs to everyone, Hazel
Hazel my heart goes out to you.
you will always have your beautiful memories.
you are such a strong lady.
this year will be a quite christmas for us.dh & son david
& our pet babies.
christmas eve dh & i will work at the local shelter helping with christmas dinner.
these dear people are lonely or homeless & gather to find someone to talk to & have a holiday meal.
I don't have much time for the computer now as he gets meds 8 times a day, then semethicone for gas 4 times a day and laxitives and stool softners twice a day, uses nebulizer once or twice and inhalers 7 times. I know some of you are going through this same thing. In between all that are the meals, he has to have food with four of the meds. Forget the housework!!
When I write this down and look at it I wonder how do I get it all done. But it does get done. Hugs to everyone.
You are amazing. Even though my brother is a quadraplegic I don't think he needs quite that much care. I'm still new to this group and though I don't get much time on the computer i love to read what everyone is saying.
I have to say I have always loved Christmas but I was feeling really bleak about it as well until I decided to at least put up our "fake tree". after that I just really lit up and went for it. Having the lights up and things so festive it is hard to wallow in my normal depression. Even though dad is still in the hospital from his stroke it has made us all feel better.
Happy holidays to everyone here!
Hugs Hazel