2007-11-23 15:29:42 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
My husband is my care giver.
I have my mind and communicate with him as best friend and soul mate as i always have for over 50 years.
I can use three fingers on my computer.
We are both happy and have the same interests, writing family history, working on old family pictures and making family videos, slide shows, watching NBA basketball, reading and listening to music.
He is a writer and has his computer and I have mine.
He has his alone time when I sleep. Total of 14 hrs a day.
He is healthy and doesn't even take a pill.
I'm sure it is hard on him to do the cleaning, cooking, shopping and washing but he keeps an organized schedule.
My daughters and grand kids do deep cleaning and yard work and maintenance to leave my hubby to take care of me.
I do feel it an honor for his commitment, to stand by me and he has ALWAYS been a very kind person.
I'm thankful for all of my family for the love they continue to have for me.
I never complain and life has gone on as usual.
I have friends that are far worse than I'm. One who had a stroke and is unable to communicate and paralyzed on her left side.
I think for the Grace of God, there go I.
I wish all those who must be a care giver, that they may have the tenacity and the strength to get through it.
May God bless all care givers.
You all deserve an award of the highest honor.
Thank you for the very good question.
2007-11-24 17:53:55 · answer #1 · answered by DeeJay 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was a caregiver for five years to my dad who had dementia before he died and now am a caregiver to my husband for the past 7 1/2 years. He's right side paralyzed.
2007-11-24 00:55:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am my mother's conservator. She lived in her own house for at least three years with early signs of dementia. But I didn't want to believe she was going down hill. Finally, I had to recognize her problem, but I wanted her to stay in her own home. I hired caregivers, but she fired them. I left her in her own home at least a year longer than I should have. I made her breakfast and my husband would take it to her. After work I made her dinner and took it to her. I sat and watched her slowly eat. Then stuck around for an hour taking abusive language from the mother that I love and loved me with all her heart. THen I would go home and cry. I would cry at work, too. Then it would start all over again. Finally I couldn't take it anymore and place her in an Alzheimer's unit. She has been in there for almost three years, and gets porgressively worse. This is not the way her life should be ending. But things don't usually work out the way I foresaw.
2007-11-25 15:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by Granny 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was a caregiver for a boyfriend of mine a few years ago when he got sick. Took care of him for over a year before we lost him. Now I am my parents caregiver, and will be until they are both gone.
2007-11-24 00:08:30 · answer #4 · answered by SapphireB 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I was a caregiver to my 7 children when they were growing up, does that count?
2007-11-24 07:53:59 · answer #5 · answered by Gerry 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was a caregiver for 43 years to both parents and my Aunt and Uncle. I must say, it was an eye opening experience.
It served as the basis for my becoming a Gerontologist.
2007-11-23 23:43:36 · answer #6 · answered by Cranky 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I assisted my mother in being dad's caregiver after open heart surgery a few years ago. I stayed until he was well enough to walk and mom felt comfortable with being alone with him.
He is doing great now.
2007-11-24 00:31:03 · answer #7 · answered by gabeymac♥ 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Raised 3 kids and worked in assisted living for 7 years.
2007-11-24 10:28:13 · answer #8 · answered by deb 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I took care of a sister in law after having a liver transplant for quite sometime, pr and post transplant. She was very ill for several years before receiving the transplant and nearly died. Since then I have been doing home health care and I couldn't thin of changing a thing. It is very rewarding to know you put a smile of someones face, or make a difference in their lives.
2007-11-24 08:22:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was a care giver to my middle grandson, Jake. And from the
time he was an infant to three years, the first time and for about six months when he was four. And off and on for several
years after he started to school (after school for the day, and
during his summer months) Sometimes being a grandma
makes you automatically a built in baby sitter LOL..
2007-11-24 00:06:02 · answer #10 · answered by Lynn 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋