Hi Caregivers and Supporters. Being a caregiver affects you emotionally, mentally and physically but we have a choice to decide if we will grow through our experiences. Through the pain and the hurt I learned a lot from my parents and my experience.
In the first week of my parents becoming unable to care for themselves, there was a moment I thought, I can’t do this. But the lessons my parents taught me started playing in my head and I knew every thing would be ok!
I started researching dementia, stroke, diabetes, congestive heart failure and all the medications they were taking. I wanted to educate myself enough to know what questions to ask and signs of progression to monitor.
How are you choosing to grow through your experience?