Top 5 things working against home caregivers
When you’re a home and family caregiver, a lot of factors are working against you that the pros don’t have to deal with. Let’s take a look at the top five things that are stacked against you so we have a better idea of how to shift the odds in your favor.
You Aren’t the Kite
We all meet life’s bruising winds in our own ways. We may often feel like we are blown about like a kite in a storm. But you’re not the kite: please remember this. A kite without a pilot isn’t really a kite: it’s just a piece of trash being kicked around wherever the wind wants to take it. YOU are the one who makes the kite fly. YOU are the pilot.
Unspeakable…
Whatever your secret is, you’ve got good reasons for keeping it to yourself. It’s rude. It makes people uncomfortable. We don’t want to admit it to ourselves. “Outsiders” don’t want to hear about it. And on, and on, and on. But this blog is a place where we’re going to talk honestly about the secrets we all dance around.