January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.
On New Year’s Eve I wrote some thoughts on the sacrifices caregivers caring for persons with dementia must make as they care for their loved ones.
No matter how much you give you are called upon to give more. Alzheimer’s is a disease that takes. As a caregiver you give.
I share my thoughts here:
MORE
We never know how much MORE we can be
The greater the challenge the MORE you find
You can be MORE
You never know the depth or height of being until
You are tested to be MORE
When you know you have reached your limit
You discover the unknown MORE
Trust your MORE
Be bold in your MORE
Speak your MORE
To help others
Find their MORE.
The Meander: Thanks to those wonderful care partners, the Personal Support Workers (PSW) who everyday wherever they work give MORE.
Thank you Paula for sharing. This said it. Speaking about giving; you are a great example.
Trying to be. There is so much I miss or fail at but then I get up and try again.
Paula, my beautiful friend, still being the voice of reason and champion of caregivers everywhere.
Its amazing to me, how you continue to talk about Alzeihmers/Dementia even though your role as a caregiver is done. The strength you have to charge ahead, and the choice you make to continue living life to the fullest; is nothing short of awe inspiring. You have more courage and strength than I’ve ever seen someone have. You inspire me and give me faith to keep going. When I was a caregiver, I never thought I was going to survive it. I struggled so hard through it and it was incredibly painful.
But I had people like you to help me get through it. I will always be grateful for you.
I so hope our paths cross again soon. So much to catch up on.
Take care my friend.
You are so full of passion yourself and you did survive. For me it seems as if it’s just like being a librarian: “Once a librarian always a librarian” and the caregiving role does not want me to stop. I think I will forever think of myself as a caregiver from now on. Not to my Bert but to all those wonderful care helpers without whom neither caregivers nor their loved ones would be able to cope with the terrible disease.
You, and everyone who crossed my path helped me too.
Thank you.
Thank you Paula, for your kindness. I need it now more than ever. Thank you so much for your continued friendship. You have been a wonderful support and a beautiful person to confide in.
You helped me more, than I could of possibly helped you. So thank you.
You’re welcome, Stephanie.