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Guilt Edged Stories
There is an extremely long list
of things which are simply unfair and undeserved
that we caregivers face as we care for our loved
ones. On that list, of course are unhelpful
(and sometimes ungrateful) relatives, the financial
challenges we face, undeserved shame, sleepless
nights and probably the most unfair of all -
Caregiver Guilt.
The irony is that you can feel
"caregiver guilt" despite the fact that you have
done nothing at all to deserve to feel that way.
In fact your every action when caregiving
contradicts the very characteristics of guilt, which
according to Wikipedia is a state in which one
experiences conflict at having done something that
one believes one should not have done (or
conversely, having not done something one believes
one should have done).
Responses to last week's request
for Caregiver Guilt Stories:
When have I felt caregiver
guilt? My worst moment was telling myself I
didn't want to be a caregiver before I
volunteered for my father in law...Continued
I have felt caregiver guilt for
a little over two years and have not been able to
resolve it. I have almost had a nervous
breakdown... Continued
After 8 years of taking care of
both of my parents by myself, I had a stroke on
April 9th of this year...Continued
There are 2 kinds of caregiver guilt. The first is
obvious….its when you should do something and
don’t...Continued
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Thinking About Reverse Mortgage
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By Cheryl Ellis, Staff Writer |
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Individuals who live in their home, and have no or a
very low mortgage balance, may find that a reverse
mortgage will supplement income when needed. ...Continued
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Today's Rural Caregiving: Managing
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By:
Linda Lindsey Davis, RN, PhD
Gemma Reilly is a 72 year-old woman who, with her 74
year-old husband Bob, divided her time between visiting
four adult children and 10 grandchildren. ...Continued
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Caregiver Story |
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Just Do It and You Get Through It - My Personal
Story
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By Lois A. Troutman
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The title of this article
exemplifies a motto I adopted early on in my life as a
caregiver. ...Continued
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Tips for Buying Long Term Care Insurance |
Mary Damiano
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The decision to buy Long Term Care Insurance should not
be entered into lightly. There are many things to
consider and many options available. ...Continued |
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Carenotes |
I am interested in how difficult it is to cruise, travel both in and out of the country with someone on oxygen.
My husband needs it 24/7 and at night with his cpap. When
at home he uses liquid oxygen when we are outside of the home and in the house we have the electric concentrators. When we fly we rent the INOGEN which airline's accept. These run on our current not on any foreign current.
What would we use instead of liquid oxygen when we
are away from the place we stay? How difficult is it to travel with someone on oxygen? Even on a ship when we would go out of our cabin what kind of oxygen would he use? With liquid he can be away for hours and not need a refill. I am always being negative to any kind of extensive travel because of these issues as I have to do everything and worry about all these things if we should travel.
That is not to say we just stay at home we do not. We fly from the east coast to the west 2
times a year and have homes in both places so that all the oxygen equipment is there for us. We went on a day's trip once but I had to take all kinds of bullets of oxygen which is cumbersome and hard to do.
Do you have any suggestions?
Answer This Week's CareNote:
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