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Thirty Percent of Caregivers Die Before The People They Care For Do
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freqflyer
Commented Aug 2017
Measuring caregiver stress- I'd like to share this recent experience...
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mally1
Commented Apr 2018
If you could escape your caregiving duties, where would you go?
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MountainMoose
Commented Dec 2017
Why does this generation of elders expect their children to give up their lives to provide for their every need and happiness?
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NeedHelpWithMom
Commented Feb 23, 2024
This is getting hard...
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geddyupgo
Commented Dec 2020
Don’t feel like doing this anymore.
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Luluhalls
Commented Dec 2021
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Anyone else feel that caregiving stress + perimenopause = a perfect storm?
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NobodyGetsIt
Commented Oct 2020
What if the ole gray mare ain’t what she used to be? That would be me, the caregiver to an octogenarian parent.
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anonymous409206
Commented May 2019
Do things you're doing/not doing now during Coronavirus make you wonder if you're ... slipping...
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Isabelsdaughter
Commented Apr 2020
I am grateful to the pandemic because (tongue in cheek)
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Firstof5
Commented Dec 2020
Holidays bring out the worst in us?
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Midkid58
Commented Dec 2020
Do you ever want to run away?
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MaryClaire01
Commented Dec 2017
Ramblings of an exhausted, but dutiful daughter.
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MrsGumby1208
Commented Nov 2019
How common does the primary caregiver forget to take care of themselves? I just got home from my cardiology appointment.
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Shell38314
Commented May 2019
Medicaid (Check), Nursing Home (Check), Compassion Fatigue (gone)
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Sistasoul
Commented May 2019
Does anyone feel like the strongest woman in the world? Until you don't? I feel SO capable, like, hey, I can DO this! Until hell breaks loose.
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tdk4auburn
Commented Sep 2018
What do you do when you care for your father-in-law 24/7 with no relief from anyone?
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Wittm1
Commented Sep 2017
I'm so exhausted and depressed I think about suicide every day.
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tgengine
Commented Sep 2017
Be careful what you wish for.... when uninvolved sibs become involved.
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katiekay
Commented May 2019
Dealing with a demanding and unappreciative mother for 7 years.
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Countrymouse
Commented May 2022
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