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Originally Posted by Nikko
It's just a mental break I need, she doesn't understand that.
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whether she gets it or not does not change the stark reality of it, and you are the one who must act on it. you are YOUR OWN CAREGIVER, FIRST AND FOREMOST.
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The physical part of cleaning, doing her meds, making sure she eats, laundry, shopping, helping her with her showers,cleaning her commode, she uses that because it is easier for her she says then going to the bathroom, which is very close. If I say anything, she says YOU are my caregiver, I just want her to be able to do things that I know she can do for herself
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Can you stand up to her and tell her that a caregiver's role involves ensuring the patient's degree of independence in her own self-care to the fullest extent possible?
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I guess I need to snap out of this soon, but I am trying. I see my p-doc tomorrow.
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i hope you ease out of this quickly. i hope nothing snaps. Snapping is for alligators.
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I did get my certificate from the HSUS for the online course I took "Interpreting Animal Behavior and Safe Handling" we framed it and put it up on the wall.
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COOOOOL! well done!
~ waves ~ weary as my hypomania wanes