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Help for ALL caregivers
May 08, 2008 09:53AM in the Caregivers Community
A HUGE hug to you sister!!!!! and I do mean sister because I swear we HAVE THE SAME MOTHER!!! In my case and to make things more challenging my mother has 2 sisters who visit 2-3 times a week and are even worse. What the sisters can't use, they bring to my mother especially in the way of flea market finds, clothes, and food/packets. Everytime we would ope...
Help for ALL caregivers
May 03, 2008 04:11AM in the Caregivers Community
I highly commend the task you have undertaken to work in a nursing home, AND to be a caregiver for your husband. You stated, "I deal with illness on a daily basis." It seems to me you are dealing with illness on a 24 hour basis. It's even MORE important that you take time for yourself in doing something other than helping. Like that walk you took with you...
Daughter RN
Apr 10, 2008 02:40AM in the Caregivers Community
Here's a suggestion that helped me with my mom when my dad died. She had the same problem of depression after his death. She would say over and over again, I just miss talking to your father. He was always such a good listener. One day, I decided to buy a helium balloon that says I LOVE YOU. I told her to hold, love, hug, talk, and kiss the balloon as if...
Help for ALL caregivers
Apr 10, 2008 02:28AM in the Caregivers Community
To: Everyone interested in this subject I posted this infomation on a specific post, but then realized ALL caregivers need this information. I cut and pasted my original information and started this new thread. First of all, know that I am an Occupational Therapist who works in home health and deal with this problem EVERY single day. At the same time, I...
Advice needed on caregiving
Apr 10, 2008 02:16AM in the Caregivers Community
First of all, know that I am an Occupational Therapist who works in home health and deal with this problem EVERY single day. At the same time, I was a caregiver for my father for 6 years and now my mother for the past 12 years. I have MUCH empathy and personal/professional experience that I could write non-stop for 24 hours per day 7 days a week and 365 day...
How am I going to get through this
Apr 09, 2008 05:35PM in the Grief & Loss Community
Mommygilmore's original message hit a home run and is familiar with what I had with my dad. We were best of buddies and had phone conversations frequently. After he passed, I didn't know how I was going to surive or get through the day. Nine years later, I still miss him dearly. One thing that helped me is to take a helium balloon whenever I missed him an...