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Alzheimer's Support: Featured Caregiver Conversations
Participate in Stage Group conversations like these when you join Steps & Stages...
Nursing Home Care: How to Respond to "I Want to Go Home"?
In-Home Care: How to Keep Mom Active During the Day?
i got the luyties at the health food store in my town. but they have it on line. homeopathic medicine. that is what i give mom so she can rest and for her nerves and anxiety. it is not habit forming and is safe and it really works great for her. stary
Caring for a Spouse: Beginning Sad Journey & He Doesn't Realize Magnitude
Thank you everyone for warmly welcoming this new member to this Stage Group! In addition to this support group, Steps & Stages also includes a guide for each stage of this horrible disease. Here's an overview as a starting point (with links to each stage-based guide for caregivers): https://www.caring.com/articles/alzheimers-stages Please keep visiting your Custom Care Guide as well, to get expert tips specific to your loved one's condition. I hope these suggestions are helpful to you.
Caregiver Wellness: Overcoming Challenges Makes Life Meaningful
Hi everyone, Thanks for sharing your caregiving stories and support for one another! As you can see, you are not alone in the challenges and feelings you've expressed. Caring.com regularly surveys members of this community, and has found that the majority of family caregivers are deeply impacted by the financial and emotional costs of caring for their loved ones. Here are some resources that can help...
Caregiver Wellness Solution Center: https://www.caring.com/caregiver-wellness This includes tips for diet, sleep, finding time for self-care and handling stress and burnout.
Taking a break from caregiving is also important. Here are 8 ways to get some respite: https://www.caring.com/articles/respite-care
Take this quiz to assess your risk for caregiver burnout, and then learn strategies every caregiver needs: https://www.caring.com/articles/caregiver-burnout-quiz
If you're not sure if you're experiencing burnout or depression, this information can assist you: https://www.caring.com/caregiver-stress Please discuss this concern with your doctor(s) as well.
Hope these suggestions are helpful to you!
I have all day alone to plan or else I would be mindless. My doctor's visit went well, he told me to do something exciting and go on vacation and that I need to take care of myself first. I think this is true for all of us and if we don't do this, it will affect our health. My husband is quick, ready to dispute anything I say, however, he is 95% wrong but it does not stop him. He and I were watching Family Feud with the question (a bad question, I think) was what animal would you hate to mate with. answers some gave porcupine, elephant etc; I yelled out "SKUNK" my husband looked puzzled and said, "SKUNK, that could not be right because they hatch eggs, they lay eggs, they don't mate!" I asked him didn't chickens and ducks lay eggs and he said yes, I then stated that they lay eggs yet they mate. It took him a while to process the statement but after a bit, he said, "I guess you are right!" Yet he is still pretty good about discussing the bible facts. so all is not lost to him and also yet working.
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