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21-Aug-2008
Do Good Daughters Park Their Parents With Dementia in Respite Care Overnight?
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Your wife is LUCKY! My hubby is the same though and it means so much I can tell you that. Taking time off is hard, but you have to give yourself permission to do it. Vacations are a great thing! Find help early. Even if it is just one day per week for a few hours! Then you can build up to more days/hours as you feel you need it and are comfy with it. Just have to watch the agencies out there! Some are g reat and some, well, let's just say then don't "deliver" on all that they will promise you when you interview them. You may have to try several before you find the right fit!
I am the husband to the caregiver. My wife is an RN. I make sure to back her up, and cover her back..take some time for yourself! Warning: check to see if you have the only one story home in the families: If so, you will be getting all the elderly.