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Caregiving: When reality smacks you
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Aug 14, 2023 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
marley411,
You are a wonderful human being. You are in no way selfish. This disease is so awful. Being concerned about yourself is not a horrible thing. My husband wants to constantly hug me. He is 87 years old. We have been married for 57 years and I love him very much, but this is exhausting. It's a good thing to be concerned about yourself. I have been told that the stress of Alzheimer's and or dementia can actually hurt the caregiver more than the person with the brain disease. The idea that you have gone through this for 5 years is mind boggling. My husband has only been diagnosed with Alzheimer's with hallucinations for 4 months and I am already tired out.
Do you have anyone who can give you a hand?
I would like to know how you have kept so strong for 5 years. I am in awe.
Respectfully,
Katrina
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Katrina,
Love and hugs all days sounds nice, right? I never imagined it would be exhausting, like you said.
Thank you for your kind words. My five years have moved from helping with some minor mobility issues and mild cognitive impairment to where we are today (good days/bad days/wacko days). So I’m lucky to have had more good days overall. I get overwhelmed looking at Past and Future, so my current goal is to have Plans A, B, and C mapped out so o can just be Now. (Sounds good, in theory.)