Hello, I have been caring for my husband the past 2 years. Feb 13 2018 he had a cardiac arrest that I resuscitated him from, coma for 2 weeks left with diffuse brain damage. June 2018 fell broke his hip, rehab for 2 months discharged with bedsores on his left heel. Multiple episodes of sepsis. March of 2019 amputation below the knee to kill infection. I have been a nurse since 1972 so caregiving is nothing new. But this is 24/7 no breaks. Whew.
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Sun, 01/19/2020 - 22:56
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Farmers Daughter
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Wed, 01/22/2020 - 13:58
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Caregiving was new to me. In
Caregiving was new to me. In fact when my wife first got diagnosed with MS she said I'd never be able to care for her because I made such a poor nurse. I agreed. But I proved her and myself wrong. In fact I'm an excellent care provider. I dont like doing it and I dont want to do it, but I'm shockingly quite good at it. Nothing phases me.
BUT....the 24/7 thing slowly breaks you down over time. I havent had a break in almost 3 yrs and although I put on a strong front I'm an emotional wreck. Trying to survive on 4 hrs of sleep at night doesn't help either.
We all need at least a couple days off each month.