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Caregiving: I’m frustrated and exhausted.
Caregivers | Last Active: Mar 27, 2022 | Replies (223)Comment receiving replies
My 92 year old neighbor would wear mini skirts, and would only hang around young people. She always tried to make the very most out of each day. If you focus on losing them, you will miss the present. My mother was sick the last years of her life, and it would get exhausting, so I understand that part of what you are going through. We always found things to do with her. Don't think about losing them, concentrate on making lasting memories.
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@evett Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. We're glad your here, and I want to thank you for remindi g us to look at the present, as it is a gift, and not focus on the future. We all have an expiration date, but we don't know what that date is. @debiobrien You understand your situation, and are making the most of it. I know from your background, you are a planner, and don't like the unexpected, so you think about when your mom will be gone. That is normal for most people. But, please, do not let that be the center of your energy. Make what you do now and have now, that center. Build the lasting memories. My dad was real sharp mentally until he passed; his body wore out. He always talked about things he did, and dearly wanted to get to the 2012 elections [he missed by 5 days]. I always told him "Thank you" for letting me be part of his life, even in the negative times. It makes me who I am today.
Ginger