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My frustration is off the charts
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: May 21 12:18pm | Replies (63)Comment receiving replies
@georgescraftjr
The heroic part is taking on the role of caregiver, plus dealing with the loss of the person you knew, plus being the continuing life for the person who may not even know what Life is anymore.
Making the choice to turn away cannot be called heroic. Turning in to the task, whether or not you believe in God, can be said to be heroic, among other things.
God is watching not only the patient, but also the direction the soon to be caregivers will take.
A friend of mine left his wife in a sanatorium, remarried, and went on his happy way - not exactly heroic.
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Heroic I am not. Perhaps there are many other caregiver who are heroes.
I am one of the people who provide care to our partner out of love. When things get tense or I reach a breaking point, I hang in there out of a sense of honor and personal integrity.
Thanks for the underserved recognition.
George's Wife
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@shmerdloff "Taking on the role of caretaker"? For most of us, it's not a choice, it's just what it is! I love my husband and so I take care of him. It wasn't his "choice" to get Alzheimer's. It was my "choice" to marry him 22 years ago and honor my vows of "sickness and health." Do I wish it were otherwise? Of course, but caring for someone who needs me and who I have vowed to love, honor, and cherish is not a heroic "choice". There IS no other choice if you love someone.