"Caregiving often leaves the caregiver feeling depleted, both physically and mentally. Taking the pressure off yourself is the key." Sally Abrahams, aarp.org.bulletin Nov. 2012
Abrahams discusses how important it is to care for the caregiver in her article in the above-referenced bulletin. She talks about the grief of caregiving, the guilt that you maybe are not doing enough, the exhaustion, and the need for all family members to help with the load. Good advice, but often the caregiver does the job almost entirely alone. Self care is very important, and -- if you do not have family who will help, it is imperative that you hire help to give yourself breaks. Talking about your feelings is also important, whether with a friend or a trained therapist. This task is too difficult to try to go it alone without support, physically and emotionally. What supports do you have that serve you?
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