One of the hardest parts about #dementia #caregiving

One of the hardest parts about dementia caregiving... Choosing between what your loved one wants and what they need. 💔🧠 How do you manage these tough decisions? Share your thoughts.
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[MsNoquitter]

💯That’s why I prayed for strength every day. Worth it🎉

[jelan]

Defines my daily life😭 And everyone listens/backs up my Mom while being utterly clueless to the truth & reality of things. So I battle an army, including her healthcare providers, who isn't listening. I'm completely alone in trying to balance what is best for MY Mother❤ Praying for all others in my situation, also🙏

[tiffanysimmons]

Right now I'm drowning in caregiving. I can't watch what I want, listen to what I want or do what I want it's all based around her. Keeping her calm, keeping her happy, keeping her busy, keeping her occupied....

[shelleyl]

I am in tears this very second about my journey. Mom is depressed and lonely in her MC facility, and I see her every day after my f/t job and my hour+ commute each way. Staying home with her f/t is not an option, but running on 3-4 hours sleep is wearing me down. I pray every day for divine intervention, as I know I am all that she has.
What happens when the money runs out? What if something happens to me while she is still alive? How can I bring some joy to her life when I am running on fumes myself? It's just neverending for caregivers, no matter what your circumstances are.
Sending love, strength, and bountiful blessings to all caregivers and their families. 🙏🏼

[csillaczako]

It's all about the loved ones. Caregivers life doesn't matter any more.

[lisasimons]

Being a care giver is life sucking its all consuming .You give everything I read the comments and I am deeply affected It feels like you are alone but you are not.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[kathleenconnolly]

The hardest part is having absolutely no life, because all you do is take care of someone who’s life has no purpose. Plus health providers provide no help. It’s a living hell

[wendywatson]

My hardest thing is to keep my partner from following me around all day asking the same questions over and over. I put on the TV and feel guilty. She only wants to watch certain music programmes, which I loathe and I hide away watching on my laptop. Boredom is th biggest challenge for her, but she is unwilling and unable to amuse herself.

[djimenez]

And you feel your own life and time are wasted? And you feel guilty having those feelings 😢.... Many caregivers feel that ... need to find joy in caregiving..Like relaxing, exercising, reading a good book when your "patient" is asleep.. OR walking outside, or watching your favorite movies and listening to happy songs together when he/ she is awake. Give yourself a day-off too and find someone to care for him/her even for just once a week or once a month. You need that day off for your mental and emotiknal health

[markzimmerman]

Thank you right now I'm at a fork in the road that I need to make a decision that I don't want to make