Caregivers

DaisyChick
Portland, Oregon USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 1:34 AM CST

easygoingguy wrote:

I think the most hurtful thing is seeing your folks deteriorate to the point of not having any dignity left..I regularly have to help mom on and off the toilet and that is not exactly the image that I would like to remember her by. Plus you can`t switch off like going home because you are already there 24/7.

Boy, I don't know what to say, that would be so hard! I commend you, you must be a very loving caring person. A lot of people would just send them away somewhere for someone else to care for. Just remember how happy you are making them by being there with them, even if they can't express it.

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greeneyescp5
Denver, Colorado USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 1:59 AM CST

Hey nice thread..

I have been a caregiven off and on for years..stepped into mental health recently..i love it...
I work in a homeless shelter too...feels good to do something that feels like it matters...

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Queserasera
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales UK

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 2:05 AM CST

DaisyChick wrote:

Oh, that's great! Good luck, I hope you get it!

Thanks so do, I havn't applied for anything else because this is the one I want

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GRshygirl
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 2:12 AM CST

I'm a nurse, I've worked in neonatal ICU for past 20 years. I am thankful for people like you that can care for the older pt. I don't think I ever could.

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DaisyChick
Portland, Oregon USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 2:16 AM CST

GRshygirl wrote:

I'm a nurse, I've worked in neonatal ICU for past 20 years. I am thankful for people like you that can care for the older pt. I don't think I ever could.

Oooo... That's what I am going to school for!! (neonatal ICU)

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GRshygirl
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 2:25 AM CST

DaisyChick wrote:

Oooo... That's what I am going to school for!! (neonatal ICU)

I love it. Been doing it for 20 years and can't imagine doing anything else.

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easygoingguy
somewhere in paradise, Western Australia Australia

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 3:02 AM CST

DaisyChick wrote:

Boy, I don't know what to say, that would be so hard! I commend you, you must be a very loving caring person. A lot of people would just send them away somewhere for someone else to care for. Just remember how happy you are making them by being there with them, even if they can't express it.

Yep I have to keep reminding myself that they, especially mom, has reached the stage in her mental awareness,ie lack of, that thank yous are not part of her thinking and even though she does`nt express it , it is still appreciated. Notice I disappeared for a while..she called.

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HJFinAZ
Sun (Sin) CIty, Arizona USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 10:03 AM CST

DaisyChick wrote:

Hehehe, you little devil you!

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kissmedeeply
New brunswick, New Brunswick Canada

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 10:14 AM CST

I look after elderlys in their home..and also now looking after a foster child...

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RedHeadedTaurus
Here, Michigan USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 1:43 PM CST

Yes, I am a caregiver. It is an extremely tough job, but one that is ultra satisfying & rewarding, in many ways...

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arabella
Near Farmington, Maine USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 1:58 PM CST

Anyone who knows me on here knows I have a severely handicapped 19 year old son.

I have cared for him at home for the last 19 years.

Not all caregivers are in the "industry".

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morganlee
Qawra, Majjistral Malta

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 1:59 PM CST

arabella wrote:

Anyone who knows me on here knows I have a severely handicapped 19 year old son.

I have cared for him at home for the last 19 years.Not all caregivers are in the "industry".

and that is they hardest

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DaisyChick
Portland, Oregon USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 2:01 PM CST

arabella wrote:

Anyone who knows me on here knows I have a severely handicapped 19 year old son.

I have cared for him at home for the last 19 years.Not all caregivers are in the "industry".

I agree, caregivers is a term that means exactly that... You don't have to be in the "industry" to care and take care of people.

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DaisyChick
Portland, Oregon USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 2:02 PM CST

morganlee wrote:

and that is they hardest

I can't even begin to imagine how hard that would be.

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arabella
Near Farmington, Maine USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 2:13 PM CST

DaisyChick wrote:

I can't even begin to imagine how hard that would be.

Imagine Chinese Water Torture for nineteen years

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DaisyChick
Portland, Oregon USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 3:14 PM CST

arabella wrote:

Imagine Chinese Water Torture for nineteen years

Awww... Poor you! I will remember you next mothers day!!

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Galactic_bodhi
Portland, Oregon USA

Posted: Jun 16, 2008, 3:32 PM CST

I took care of my grandpater for many a year. Now that its all over, although at times it was very trying, I wouldn't trade a minute of it.

We know who we are via where we have been. I wouldn't know about my family, or a lot of its history, if I had not invested the time in this old man.

Children are the future, but our elders are the repositories of wisdom.

God grant I am as wise at 80.

TET

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janz7771
any, California USA

Posted: Sep 7, 2008, 2:48 PM CST

I am a care giver! it is an exhuasting job! I have has 2 elderly people that I have takencare of for 2 yrs. now. The woman passed away in June.. he husband lives on.. He is 81 and has 2 major strokes!
This job is emotinally and physically DRAINING!!!!!!!!!!!!

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