You know you are a caregiver if.....

You have to throw tissues and napkins in the trash when she's sleeping...

You keep an inventory of supplies for items like depends, poise pads, water proof mattress pads, disposable pre-moistened adult wash clothes, ensure, metamucil, and an rx scrip for Xanax at your finger tips!!

.. every shopping trip is gauged by how sweet something is, but low in calories

You check in with Aging Care each night before you go to sleep just to know you are not alone and that there are others that are walking in my shoes.

Thank you everybody!

When you find yourself raising your voice loudly so the other person can hear you...! ha!

.... when you are out in public and keep smelling poo.... only to realize you have some on your shoe....I'm loosing my mind... that rhymed.....and so did that ... I'm going to stop now..

......if you have become damned good at Wheel of Fortune..

When you have visitors and you stand outside the bathroom door asking if they need any help...

when you open a double set of doors, each time, your wing span seems to get bigger.

... if you can name all the characters on Andy Griffith and Bill Cosby.

You puree foods before feeding, just buy Gerber

You install child proof latches on cupboards and drawers.

You knock down friends and neighbours before they get to the bathroom just to check!

No you hear your name called and shes not even home??

You apologize to all those who come in contact with the strange comments of the loved one with Dementia.

you can hear your name BEFORE someone hollers it........

You dont want to talk to anybody most days, especially when they have life!

You go to Black Friday at Walmart for the peace and quiet.

You seriously consider checking yourself into the nursing home instead of the patient.

Your AA is not Alcoholics Anonymous but Alzheimer Association!

have disposable pads on every single chair in your house

You put up the Christmas tree any time of year, other than Christmas.

You are always exhausted, never caught up on house work, and hate at least 1 of your siblings.

Good ones!

if you pretend to be a little girl to relieve the sundowning.

tee hee

.... if you are in a public restroom and you can tell what meds the person next to you is on, by the smell...

... if you talk to crazy people in a radical cult and they sound normal to you.

If morning prep is calculated in hours rather than minutes.

If you can answer the same question asked 10 times in 10 different ways! (extra points for creativity!)

.. when you find yourself saying we and our when referring to the loved one and their things

You carry vinyl gloves in your purse and in the car.

You take better care of your loved one than you take care of yourself. (My mom eats better than I do). :)

You know your loved one's weight, INR number, medications and dosages.

You always have a transport chair in your trunk.