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Caregiving: I’m frustrated and exhausted.
Caregivers | Last Active: Mar 27, 2022 | Replies (223)Comment receiving replies
Hi @dem2301 I am sorry to read you had a tougher week than usual. Those days of having some additional healthcare issue piled on top of everything else are especially challenging to caregivers for sure!
I realize every patient is different, but I know in my MILs situation with her dementia every medical intervention she had, no matter the cause, resulted in a decline in her abilities. It is interesting to me to read you are seeing the same phenomenon in your husband.
I agree with @gingerw that it is amazing what antibiotics can do so quickly for some infections. My wife was prone to UTIs during her illness and she used to joke all I had to do was show her the antibiotic pill and it would start to get better 🙂
I hope your weekend unfolds into a good one and the sun is shining wherever you are today.
Strength, courage, and peace!
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I was always my father's caregiver for several years. The dynamics are different this go around though. I have 6 brothers and sisters. They all helped according to there abilities so we could keep him in his home for as long as possible. I also noted the decline after each illness, intervention etc with him.one of his doctors told me that for each decade of age it takes a week to recover after a hospitalization or serious illness. It's something to think about.
I'm anxious for my husband to feel better. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Thank you everyone for the support.
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Scott, Good to see you are still enjoying the jokes and memories. Since that is all we have left, it helps to recall them often. Keeps our loved ones with us. My husband is going on 2 years at the care center with alzheimer's and vascular dementia and sometimes I get a smile or he will remember a fun time from his truck driving days. It all helps. Hope the sun is shining and the weather warm where you are.
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