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Tips for Caregivers
- Caregiving is a job and respite is your earned
right. Reward yourself with respite breaks often.
- Watch out for signs of depression, and don’t
delay in getting professional help when you need it.
- When people offer to help, accept the offer &
suggest specific things that they can do.
- Educate yourself about your loved one’s
condition and how to communicate effectively with
doctors.
- There’s a difference between caring and doing.
Be open to technologies and ideas that promote your
loved one’s independence.
- Trust your instincts. Most of the time they’ll
lead you in the right direction.
- Caregivers often do a lot of lifting, pushing,
and pulling. Be good to your back.
- Grieve for your losses, and then allow yourself
to dream new dreams.
- Seek support from other caregivers. There is
great strength in knowing you are not alone.
- Stand up for your rights as a caregiver and a
citizen.
Tips for Family Caregivers from Doctors
- Write questions down so you won’t forget them
- Be clear about what you want to say to the
doctor. Try not to ramble.
- If you have lots of things to talk about, make a
consultation appointment, so the doctor can allow
enough time to meet with you in an unhurried way.
- Educate yourself about your loved one’s disease
or disability. With all the information on the
Internet it is easier than ever before.
- Learn the routine at your doctor’s office and/or
the hospital so you can make the system work for
you, not against you.
- Recognize that not all questions have
answers—especially those beginning with “why.”
- Separate your anger and sense of impotence about
not being able to help your loved one as much as you
would like from your feeling about the doctor.
Remember, you are both on the same side.
- Appreciate what the doctor is doing to help and
say thank you from time to time.
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