Good Afternoon Caregivers and Supporters. My Dad was almost six feet tall and weighed more than me but with the use of medical equipment I turned two person jobs to one. My resources: hospital case managers & local medical supply stores.
Tag Archives: DEMENTIA
You’re Human
Good Morning Caregivers and Supporters! As Caregivers we must rest whenever we can. I remember days where my Dad and Mom took a nap at the same time, I would drop everything and lay down. Sometimes I could fall asleep other times it just felt good to lay down. Caregivers it’s ok to rest!
Peace
Good Morning Caregivers and Supporters! Self care is important, set boundaries and stick to them. Everyone does not need nor deserve access to you. Your emotions can be all over the place during this journey, make your peace a priority.
Self – Care
Good Afternoon Caregivers and Supporters! Self- Care is so important for caregivers. How you feel comes out in your actions. Take your mini breaks until you can take a full day or weekend. #theyoungcaregiver #dementia #strokeawareness #selfcare #caregiverbreaks
Adaptability
Good morning Caregivers and Supporters! Adaptability is a major component of being a caregiver. We change impossible to “I’m possible” every day. Have a great week! #theyoungcaregiver #dementia #strokeawareness #love #family
DNA
We purchase trip insurance when booking vacations just in case something happens to prevent our trip from occurring. You can plan or prepare for a lot of things in life but how we leave this earth is up in the air until it happens. If your parent has a genetic disease, in most cases youContinue reading “DNA”
Top 8
Think about how many people are in your family; parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and think about all the friends you have accumulated over the years. Most people have at least 40 people in their mind. We have to release people of expectations we think they should meet. Release these people even ifContinue reading “Top 8”
Caregiver Resources
Here are some resources I learned about recently while at a caregiver summit and others I stumbled across as I was taking care of my parents. The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging mission is to build the capacity of our members so they can help older adults and people with disabilities live withContinue reading “Caregiver Resources”
TIME
Often times when tragedy strikes you are unable to process everything that is going on around you. I feel like time was stolen from us. It sounds a little crazy but other than myself, I didn’t know anyone who loved life as much as my dad. My mom was always helping or taking care ofContinue reading “TIME”