Describes how caregiving affects all relationships within an individual’s circle of friends, family, or acquaintances.
I usually write my blogs on Saturdays because it’s the only time I don’t immediately have another obligation once I’m freed up from routine caregiving. Today is beautiful outside-the sun is shining, the air is warm, no clouds on the horizon. I see a few bees buzzing around and there are daffodils peeking out of […]
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Once you become a full-time caregiver to your spouse, the relationship takes on many new dimensions. While in the traditional marriage roles, the husband takes care of the wife and makes many of the final decisions regarding big issues, if the one being cared for is the husband, and the one doing the caring is
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Dear Lord, I don’t know why you do the things that you do or why you let happen the things that you choose. I’ve often doubted your wisdom and resented your ways; not willing to accept what I was facing that day. Like when I was a young and my friends turned away, I was
I’m ashamed of how much I complain to Lynn about the things he asks me to do. If he calls me to cath him and it’s only been 40 minutes I’ll say something like, “you’ve got to be kidding! You couldn’t possibly need to pee again this soon.” Today I was gripped because he now
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When my role as a caregiver became more demanding, I found myself acting more as a caregiver and less as a wife. In the early stages of MS, Lynn still worked, drove himself around, completed projects, and helped me with things I needed. He shared in the responsibilities of the house and we shared our lives
I am very fortunate that almost everyone in my husband’s family likes to cook because I don’t. I enjoy eating but I eat to live; I don’t live to eat…except maybe for desserts. Early Thursday morning, my wonderful sister-in-law arrived at my house to start the Thanksgiving feast. She did the entire meal, start to
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One of the many challenges I face each day is how to devote the time needed to meet the obligations of my employment and give Lynn the care and attention he needs. I’ve found that whenever he calls me back to his room for assistance during the day, if he’s tired (and what MS patient
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I have so much going through my mind today that I find my emotions on the surface for no real reason other than overload. We’re having friends over for dinner tonight. They are bringing the meat and I’m doing the vegetables. This is a couple we really enjoy being with and can be ourselves with
On October 11, 1997, Lynn and I got married. As I stood at the entrance to the sanctuary, with my ten-year old escort (my son), my soon to be husband, was playing his guitar and singing me a song that he wrote just for our wedding. The theme of the song was, “you’re
As I mentioned in the page called, “Lynn’s story,” he soon became unable to work in his chosen profession as a carpenter after he was diagnosed with MS. He was in his 40s at the time and wanted very much to continue to work. However, his physical limitations and his fatigue made working in a
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