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Elder-caregivers
In reply to the discussion: I will never be an elder-caregiver again. [View all]pazzyanne
(6,612 posts)97. In the words of the venerable Bette Davis...
"Growing old ain't for sissies!"
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Good you need to do something for you. Hugs to you Ilsa. You are a better person then me. I couldn't
debm55
Nov 2022
#26
Please give yourself love and credit for being there for your loved ones.
Shoeless Louis
Nov 2022
#42
My late wife was a quadriplegic during our 27-year marriage. I was her primary caregiver.
Girard442
Nov 2022
#57
You have every right to feel that way. It is exhausting and often thankless. But you did make others
Evolve Dammit
Nov 2022
#75
I'm 62 and lost my parents long ago. I've always been jealous of those that had their parents around
brewens
Nov 2022
#82
You are everything good about people. My heart is broken for you. Don't be hard on yourself.
onecaliberal
Nov 2022
#84
I don't believe in 'heaven' and 'hell', but there has GOT to be some special reward for caregivers
70sEraVet
Nov 2022
#108
I have cared for my own father, my mother, and my husband, the last 5 years of his life
appleannie1
Nov 2022
#111