This is the second post in a caregiving series. Last week's post was called No Job Decription-Caregiving Part1:Search and Rescue
Just a few weeks ago I searched Google for tips for caregivers. I was looking for advice about ending my caregiving role. As a caregiver suddenly out of a job (thanks to my husband's good health) I wanted to find a way back to something for myself. When I found a list of tips, I began to chuckle.
I laughed for two reasons.
1. It had never occurred to me to google tips for caregivers when I was one. (I didn't have the time or inclination to do that research.)
and
2. I had failed to follow nearly all the tips that were suggested!
Some of the suggestions were very good. They ranged from keeping your job (I gave that up) to getting regular health checkups yourself. From making time to read and paint(!) to having respite care so you could take extended breaks. I found myself laughing at how many of the suggestions I had failed to heed. They also made me think about what I had done that had helped me and therefore my family, and what if anything I would do differently if G-d forbid I found myself in this situation again.
