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Meet fellow Caregivers - Introduce yourself
Caregivers | Last Active: Nov 12, 2023 | Replies (707)Comment receiving replies
Hi There, my name is Sandy and I am responsible for my Mother's care. I am an only child and currently have my mother in an assisted living facility. My husband started with some significant health issues of his own, and I made the difficult decision to find a place for Mom in Sept of 2015. It's very hard to know the right thing to do.... I feel torn trying to do right by my Mom and my husband. Now I have had to return to work full time in order to pay for Mom's care and meet our budget with my husband unable to work. God holds me together, but seriously - I feel like I could use a "good cry" !
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Oh, Sandy I can surely relate to the need a "Good cry" feeling and, in fact, sometimes having that cry really helps. I only have half your battle. I have been the primary care giver for my husband for around eight years and the past 3-4 years things have deteriorated very fast. I keep him at home but a few weeks ago had to put him in respite care as I was having issues. Just 48 hours there and I am just now getting him back to where he was with the help of therapists and a great caregiver. I only have the caregiver in the am to get him up and dress him and at night to shower him and put him to bed. I have a heart condition and my doc tells me I cannot lift him and do the things that he needs done but what can you do? I cannot imagine having to take care of both my husband and my mother and work to pay the bills. My heart is with you and if you need to vent, I am usually around. Trish