Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
Our strength as a caregivers to get up each day and take care of everything one can possibly do is astounding! The personal costs can sometimes be great (loss of time, resources, and even Health) but we persevere. But how do we do it?
Do-overs. That childhood name for all of those things or situations we really wished had turned out differently. Somehow we never entirely give up on the concept, even though we intellectually come to understand other realities as we grow into adulthood. With the passing of family to whom I had been a caregiver, I find …
The longer we care for loved ones, care evolves from a handful of things to take care of, to a significant number. Easy to get overwhelmed in the rush, right? Once we've gotten past that adrenaline rush of finding ourselves in a position we never expected to find ourselves, and handling all of the crises …
One of the things discovered about care-giving is its unrelenting nature. There never seems to be that proverbial "minute of peace". We are either doing or thinking/planning about doing. The funny thing though, is there are actually moments tucked up into this scenario that can act as a mini-vacation from the work at hand, and …
Dad's Back 