Yep Jeff... tried to find them last year and specifically the university paper but there are others. My days have been so full of having one accident or things that have to be done ASAP (or that day or that hour) that we have not had time to even interview people at this point. This is not an excuse... just the truth.
Actually, a lady that we found via advertising showed up on our doorstep about a month ago. We let her and and she said that she was interested in the job again (after she got over whatever crisis she had that she didn't workout last year when my caregiver has to go away at least every month or every other month). She said "I am just down the road so that would work out nicely/additionally." Well, she never came back and when I tried to call her at left a message and she never returned the call. When she was here she also said that she might be breaking up with her boyfriend or fiancé and when I spoke with her on the phone she told me that she did and was in the process of moving but was still interested. Yeah right. And she wasn't a young immature girl but, at the same time, not over my age either. I was so hoping she would work out. My caregiver has had it with her so she says if she shows up at the doorstep again she will look out the peephole and if it is her she will not open the door. We are tired of sob stories when we are trying to survive ourselves every day. You can only give someone so many times and if you are depending on that person to stay with you for a week... you can't wonder if they are going to show up at all. My live-in caregiver is extremely dependent and neither of us understand people like this. I mean, whatever came up again... can't you just call and say that it won't work out again?" Same thing happened with a girl who was cleaning for me and my husband before he died. She has cleaned for me again four or five times that now she has dropped off the face of the earth. No returning our calls or text and, again, actions speak louder. Although, how come these people are always on Facebook? Rhetorical course! Irritates the crap out of me and my caregiver though! In addition to me, I just know that William or Larry had just posted this question about caregivers so thought I would offer that article for him and then just put in my $.02. Oh... wait! $20 with inflation and all. :-) ~Lori On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 8:01 PM, Jeffrey Gaede <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you ever tried advertising in the newspaper, Lori. Seems like I tried > that once and it worked. I mean there are people out there but it's just a > matter of finding them. Keep pushing on… > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Lori Michaelson <[email protected]> > *To:* quad-list <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, May 22, 2017 7:42 PM > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] Help for caregivers and outside just the golden > rule... > > http://health.usnews.com/health-care/for-better/articles/2017-05-19/how- > caregivers-can-find-relief-beyond-the-golden-rule?int=health-care-rec > > While I can empathize with all the caregivers out there... I have never > seen one article on help for those who need the help and are in constant > pain and need help around the clock and often times having their life > stolen from them like I have over the last year and a half. Not one single > article. > > I have been having the worst of time and hurt the most by medical > caregivers over the years but I have not been in a position like I am now > since my injury over 37 years ago. Back then at least I had my mother and > my grandparents and they were the ones who had a shrewd best interest in my > well-being. Actions will always speak louder than words and know that they > are gone I have had to fend for myself. Unfortunately, I am not wealthy > enough to pay for what caregivers now want just to become a glorified > babysitter ($26/hour) but not poor enough to be eligible for any type of > Medicaid. > > I have tried colleges, training programs, Independent Living Centers (I > used to work for one), churches and so much more only to come up empty. > This is the first time in my life I have not been able to find anyone. > > Hope and prayer is the only thing I can do. > > -- > "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and > heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean > Koontz > > > -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
