One thing my mom taught me growing up is that perspective is everything. I have to say, now that I’m her full-time caregiver (for 6 years), she’s right. Perspective is everything. See, I could get mad and act like my life is ruined. But, that doesn’t help either of us. Truth is, my life isn’t …
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There is a horrible lack of support for us and our loved ones, when it comes to FTD. Not only do we need more support, we need more training Eventually, we end up taking on roles we normally wouldn’t have, had we not agreed to care for our loved ones. We end up becoming everything …
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You know what’s interesting? At the time of writing this post, I am 44, single (for a long time) and childless. I’m also quite the introvert. So, I’m not someone who needs to be surrounded by a lot of people. I rarely feel lonely and I’m rarely bored. I’m quite good at entertaining myself and …
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Caregiving is probably the hardest things I’ve ever encountered in my life. It’s certainly one of the most consistent things I’ve ever done, in my life. I certainly was not naive when I decided to take this on. I knew this would be difficult. I didn’t realize the level of difficulty and what I would be …
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I’ll be the first to admit that caregiving is one of the most difficult things anyone can do. Especially, if you have little to no support. Here’s the thing, sometimes we over complicate our roles. What I have found, even with my mother being in advanced to later stages is, sometimes I intervene when I …
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