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What is the best thing to say?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Jun 23 1:49pm | Replies (50)Comment receiving replies
I get it. I feel exhausted as whatever I ask of my husband kindly and or directly he asks so many questions, doesn't remember my responses and often does not complete the task which leaves me tired giving instruction and finding doing double duty as well to get the job redone or completed from turning on the dishwasher to watering plants. Having an hour to myself is bliss. I call it sacred space. I think any carer needs this. I work on getting this to re-fill my cup ( which recently has felt like there is a crack in it. )
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We all do the best we can with the situation we’re in. I, too, am asked repeatedly how can I help you when I know that he can’t. He wants to help me but he doesn’t know how or what to do. If I do ask for help, he forgets and I have to do it myself and then he tells me “I could have done that “. Every morning when I wake up and Evening before I lay down I pray to God that gives me direction on how to help him and me thru this. I pray that I make the right choices for us and to give me patience and the strength as we go through this journey together. I am so thankful and grateful to have found this group, I don’t think I could managed without you. I am so thankful to know that I’m not the only one going through this. God bless you all.
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It’s such a relief to know we are not alone. At least dinner is in the crock pot? 😂 I just have a couple of small things to do then I need to get a shower, I read the other day you only need 3 or 4 a week? I’m so tempted?😂😂😂