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Meet fellow Caregivers - Introduce yourself
Caregivers | Last Active: Nov 12, 2023 | Replies (707)Comment receiving replies
Hello! My name is Monica and since August (my mother passed away), I'm the primary caregiver to my 86yo father. Life as I know it has changed. I've been able to set aside many of the feelings that have surfaced because I recently sold their home and am now in the final stages of getting everything cleared out. Today I've experienced so many emotions. I've not choice but to feel my feelings because they will come out sideways.
Blessings to all! I look forward in getting to know your stories.
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Hello @soberhoumom Nice to have you here chatting about the challenges of being a caregiver! I am Scott and I was my wife's caregiver for 14+ years during her war with brain cancer. I also lost both my parents during those years.
You are so very correct in saying 'life as I know it has changed'. Loss, grief, and caregiving all carry huge amounts of change to our lives. LIfe is now different as we cope with each of these difficult areas of our lives. I entered being a caregiver as one person and became another. So much changed and along with those changes intense feelings of all kinds of different emotions!
One of the changes I noticed most was my inability to manage my emotions. I wore them on my sleeve so much more than I ever had before -- and still do. Our grandsons kid me about not being able to watch any Disney movie without crying these days -- and they are 100% correct!
It must have been tough going through your folks home.
Strength, courage, and peace!
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Welcome @soberhoumom We’re an online community that shares experiences, stories and helpful advice about our shared health journeys. We’re not doctors so we can’t give medical advice, just suggestions based on our own experiences. We’re you also your mother’s caregiver? It must have been so difficult for you and your father when she died. What have you done to be able to cope with all theses changes in your life?