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Caregiver Sleep Disruptions and Threat of Wandering
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Jul 14 5:58pm | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
Victoria,
Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience.
This is my first experience as a primary family caregiver.
I have been a social worker caring for adults with serious mental illness during my professional life. We have no children. I think my karma during this lifetime is taking care of adults. I have a steady yoga practice that helps me immensely take care of myself. However in the last four years I have had only 2 nights away from my husband. I need a vacation badly. Still haven’t figured out how to get one. How are you doing with self care? It’s the hardest, isn’t it.
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I've been "caregiver" since I was 5 years old when my brother with a disability was born. The beginning of my caregiving "career". Maybe you could hire a live-in adult-sitter and take a day or two vacation.
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@cheryl16
I, too have trouble with self care. 6 years or more (I've lost track) as a sole caregiver for my husband with dementia and many other health issues and I haven't been away for a night since. If I'm gone for more than 30-45 minutes he's convinced I'm not coming back. I cherish the days when he naps. That's when I call friends, read a book... have some quiet time. I do get to spend time in the garden, just go inside and check on him every 20 minutes or so. For me, self care involves catching moments here and there whenever I can. I hope you can find at least moments for yourself. (Also, housework is no longer a priority for me 🙂 )