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Caregiving: Anyone else doing this alone?

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 22 hours ago | Replies (71)

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@jsolem

Denise, I’m sorry for your suffering with a person who hasn’t the ability to appreciate all you have to do to be with him. This makes this work of giving so much harder. To acknowledge his suffering while being clear that he must not mistreat you may not get a proper response, but it might relieve some resentment and/or anger you may have toward him. Your service is really an act of selflessness and a dying to your natural desire to just not be with him as others have responded to him. I’ll pray for courage and self care for you and the ability to step back from any hurtful things he is doing in his frustration.

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Thank you. I have a social worker coming out tomorrow to talk with me about the situation. We are meeting at my mom's house (she just lives up my driveway) so I can vent and she can offer options. And that way Joe wont be hearing all of this. My heart breaks for him. I have to remind myself that he is dying and is anxious about it all. I know I would be but I hope I would be kind to people. Thanks for the prayers. I really appreciate them.