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Our daughter is a caregiver for a man with Huntington's disease. She is really having problems coping with him, work and just living. At what point does a person say I can't do it anymore?
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I have been a full time caregiver for my husband for the last 6 years. I think we each have our own level of stress before we say I can’t do it anymore.
The strain got to me 3 years ago when I kept telling myself I couldn’t take it anymore. The isolation of 24/7 care combined with Covid had finally gotten to me and I telling myself I couldn’t do it anymore. A few months later I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately I am fine now but when I catch myself saying I can’t do this anymore I trying to tell myself that there is a different way of looking at the current situation It does seem to help.
More importantly we all have different ways of handling the stress and we all have a variety of issues to weigh when making any decisions regarding the situation
Ill keep your daughter in my prayers
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I found when I get so completely overwhelmed with caregiving I need a break. It’s hard to financially get
away and have someone stay with my sister in law. I too wonder about finally saying I can’t do it anymore. My health has to be number 1.