| donnah 2004-12-15, 7:03 pm |
| Whoa...good point, Dennis! I didn't realize that *I* needed what I
thought was a valid reason for taking another day off--thank you!
And I have slept more the past few days than in the past few months,
and I am amazed at how much better I feel emotionally...the body is
recovering nicely, and now my emotions/mind are in better shape, too.
It feels like some garbage was dumped--and I didn't even know I was
carrying it around.
donnah
"Dennis P. Harris" <NO_SPAM_TO_dpharris@gci.net> wrote in message
news:f9nvq0d1titidthu24b1nqm2ao9movka8f@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 08:01:24 -0500 in alt.support.alzheimers,
> "donnah" <inferna9@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>
> Guilt is NOT allowed. You should NEVER feel guilty for taking
> time for yourself, which you need on a regular basis for both
> mental and physical health.
>
> Unless they are paying you for fulltime home care services, you
> don't owe them any more time that you are willing to freely give.
> Don't let them guilt-trip you into caring for them, since it
> should only be done willingly on YOUR terms.
>
> And you probably need more time away from them than you reaize.
> You need it simply because caring for AD folks is soooo
> exhausting.
>
> Been there, done that.
>
>
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