The Mom & Me Journals dot Net
The definitive, eccentric journal of an unlikely caregiver, continued.

Apologia for these journals:
    They are not about taking care of a relative with moderate to severe Alzheimer's/senile dementia.
    For an explanation of what these journals are about, click the link above.
    For internet sources that are about caring for relatives with moderate to severe
        Alzheimer's/senile dementia, click through the Honorable Alzheimer's Blogs in my
        links section to the right.

7 minute Audio Introduction to The Mom & Me Journals [a bit dated, at the moment]

Monday, April 07, 2008
 
Afterthought to the immediately previous post...
...before we hit Mom's 12 hour sleep mark:
    Something I've learned, gratefully, from all the caregiver stories with which I've become familiar: ...and, when you can no longer do it, you just don't.
    Funny thing is, regardless of how long you do it and whether you stop doing it, or stop doing parts of it, before your care recipient stops needing care, there's always someone standing in the wings questioning your motives, hoping to incite a little confusion and guilt about your choice(s). They needn't bother. We caregivers are perfectly capable of feeling guilty and confused on our own.
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