Gilly/Kevin,
I wholeheartedly agree. I am able to do so much more now at 5 yrs than I was
in the first couple of years. I am fortunate to be able to walk with cane or
walker and I also have learned to drive with a left foot accelorator. In the
beginning though my hubby took me everywhere in the wheelchair and still would
if I required it. I struggled many times and I know that others have and do
and are still learning how to do so many things for ourselves.
Caregivers, where would we be without them? They have a big job and one they
didn't ask for. My husband also let me do whatever I could even if I was
struggling. He knew that I wanted to do as much as I could without asking for
help.
Yea for our caregivers. Congrats Kevin on your wife setting up that group on
Facebook.
Sincerely,
Heather in Calgary
----- Original Message -----
From: Gillian Clark
To: TM list
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] A quick plug for my wife
Kevin I hope that your wife's site is a great success. I have the greatest
admiration for our wonderful caregivers and sometimes I'm sure they suffer a
lot more than we do.
Before TM, I was a support worker and I always felt more sorry for the
partners who were also the caregivers than the patient. This is because the
patient had all the attention and help while the caregiver had virtually
nothing. Not even a break in their 24/7 routine.
I always try and do whatever I can for myself and be mindful of the strain on
my husband. There are a lot of very small things we can do to make our
partner's life less stressful and we should be doing our best to find what they
are.
hugs
Gilly
----- Original Message -----
From: kevin weilacher
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 3:34 AM
Subject: [TMIC] A quick plug for my wife
My wife just recently started a Facebook group called Caregivers Count Too.
The reason she started it is because sometimes us TMr's get caught up in
ourselves and what we have going on and our caregivers go unrecognized for all
they do.
My wife wanted to start a support group for those caregivers that felt they
needed a place to vent, run ideas by other caregivers, cry, rant, rave, compare
and just plain talk.
If anyone has a caregiver (and doesn't have to be TM) or knows a caregiver
that would like to chat.... let them know..thanks.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=31850848603
Kevin
