Follow
Share
Read More
This discussion has been closed for comment. Start a New Discussion.
My prayers are there for you, because I am going through the same thing. I have taken care of my Mom for the past 10 years since my Dad passed away. Then for the past 2 years she has lived with me and my husband due to a fall which left her with brain surgeries and dementia. My husband's job is in the coal industry and right now that is not a good thing. I have always wanted to go back to work since our daughter finished school and now there is NO way because I am a "confined at home" caregiver. I, too, am scared for the future and the future of my health and mental well being. I am also 57 and with the economy the was it is, I don't see that anyone would hire me because of my age and the economic times. Stress is not good for us, as we well know, and the added stress of being a caregiver, thinking about the future and wondering how will I ever get a job at 57 is really scary! I pray things work out for you. Please keep us posted and let us know how things work out for you. Best of Luck!
(5)
Report

Don't discount yourself that fast. You might want to check to see if your state has a displaced homemaker program to help you get started again. I remember these programs from many years ago when my mother became a widow. I just did a query and am surprised to see they still exist. Don't know how helpful they are but you might want to look into it. Also, you never know, you might come up with a new career based on the caregiving work you have been doing. Like maybe invent a product or service needed for an aging generation. I think caregivers need govt. funded programs to help them get back on their feet. So I hope you do find one to help you.
(5)
Report

At 60 years old, you could not pay me enough to EVER go back to school and try to remember what I'd need to remember with this old brain. So I feel for ya for sure. My husband lost his job suddenly last month after being with the same company for 20 years. What we have found out is that even at 61years old, when you're a truck driver it DOESN'T MATTER. How surprising and refreshing to find apparently, the one type of job that couldn't care less about your chronological age, only your DMV record. He had employers clamoring for him a month later after seeing his driving record was without incident. So, there are jobs out there I guess that actually would rather have experience and stability, over no gray hair. Go figure.
(4)
Report

This discussion has been closed for comment. Start a New Discussion.
Start a Discussion
Subscribe to
Our Newsletter