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The Soapbox
It’s been a while since I’ve stood on
this particular soapbox, so forgive me if I am not as subtle
as I could be when I say that the notion that you are no
longer a caregiver when your loved one is living in a care
facility is pure Poppycock! (Please forgive me for the
profanity).
At a recent event, I heard from a
caregiver who had been slapped in the face with this
thoughtless opinion from some of her relatives. So, let me
reiterate, over 90% of all caregiving happens at home, but
once appropriate facility placement is made, you are not
only still your loved ones caregiver, but you may have added
to their lives as well as saving your own. The other thing
you have accomplished is to add members to your loved ones
care team.
As far as I am concerned, you are still
the captain of that team, responsible for seeing that your
loved one receives the best care possible from the facility.
But the value you have added by your carefully determined
decision is the realization that it sure would be nice to be
able to spend some time with your loved one as loving son,
daughter, husband or wife again, as opposed to emergency
medical expert, pharmacist, nutritionist, as well as
incontinence specialist.
Take care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
2006 Caregiver Friendly Award Nomination
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My boyfriend is a paranoid schizophrenic . I
have been his caregiver for 3yrs now and
lately things just seem to be getting worse.
He used to help around the house and do
little things. Now all he does is sleep. If
I ask him to do something he always tells me
he will do it tomorrow but tomorrow never
comes for him.
I have tried almost everything I can think
of including telling him if he would do one
thing I ask of him a day then we would do
something special each week.
His daughter is here but she doesn't realize
or just doesn't want to know just how bad
her dad is ( I think she is scared of him).
I am so frustrated with trying to get him to
do anything that I find myself getting mad
at him, so I go out for a walk or into
another room just so I can calm down.
Any suggestions anyone could give me would
be greatly appreciated. I am not expecting
him to do a lot at first I just want him to
get out of bed and start living again. I am
worried about him...I am starting to think
that he is giving up on life.
P
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