I Had No Idea

I had no idea how to do it. It seemed on the surface to be simple. Your parents take care of you. You take care of your parents. But, caregivng for me did not come with a manual.

My experience of it was similar to trying to open this package containing the microphone needed to record podcasts of Waving or Drowning® except without knives. Although, come to think of it, my mother often looked at me in ways described by one nurse as “dagger” like.

It seemed simple. But.

©Pat Coakley 2009

4 Replies to “I Had No Idea”

  1. I can relate. No, don’t use the knife. OUCH.

    My father has been a quad on a ventilator for 15 years. My mother takes care of him at home, but as they are both 75, I have significant caregiver duties. Dad has been quad for 15 years.
    My biggest frustration is keeping his computer going and the voice command software working.

    Please feel free to stop by and comment on the blog I contribute to, anytime. There is always a ‘Public Square’ post for general chatting.

    1. Relating is practically universal with these contraptions! Someone sent me a special tool that is supposed to open them! That didn’t work, either. Sigh. My parents are now in the hereafter so hanging in can now be applied to looking out at my future. Your situation must have many, many stories. 15 years. It is everyone’s worst nightmare and yet people we love are living it. Showing us how to get through it. You are a witness and a caregiver. Thanks for visiting.

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