Hey ya'll!!
Ok- this being the 5th and final parent I've helped usher through their terminal illness, if there is one thing I've learned over these years, it's to take care of yourself as the caregiver. And to not feel guilty about that either!! If you are not healthy, you are not an effective caregiver, right?!!
So, tell me - what do you do to take care of you?? Do you exercise? Yoga? Meditation? Take back up a hobby (if you are a little more homebound now with your loved one) you put down due to time/life getting in the way? What?
I'm interested to hear what everyone is doing! And believe me - you need to do some of these things and again...NOT FEEL GUILTY!!
We often say in my house, "...if momma is happy, everyone is happy..."! (translate that to: if momma-caregiver is healthier so will your loved one!)
Ok- this being the 5th and final parent I've helped usher through their terminal illness, if there is one thing I've learned over these years, it's to take care of yourself as the caregiver. And to not feel guilty about that either!! If you are not healthy, you are not an effective caregiver, right?!!
So, tell me - what do you do to take care of you?? Do you exercise? Yoga? Meditation? Take back up a hobby (if you are a little more homebound now with your loved one) you put down due to time/life getting in the way? What?
I'm interested to hear what everyone is doing! And believe me - you need to do some of these things and again...NOT FEEL GUILTY!!
We often say in my house, "...if momma is happy, everyone is happy..."! (translate that to: if momma-caregiver is healthier so will your loved one!)