Caregiver Chronicles

Nov is National Caregivers Month. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 perfect fourth dimension to start something novel hither at .


Welcome to a novel occasional serial of posts. As you lot know, our boy Tim has cerebral palsy as well as is severely express inward what he tin create physically. As a result, he's real mobility challenged as well as has to purpose a wheelchair to teach unopen to in.


Tim's been doing an first-class project alongside his Cerebral Palsy Stories series, trying to explicate to us what it's similar to live someone who is disabled as well as has to rely on others for help.


Since I'm ane of the "others for help" he must rely on, I idea I'd allow you lot know some of the joys, trials, as well as challenges of existence a caregiver.

Before getting into to a greater extent than details, I but desire to offset institute a few full general terra firma rules.  First, no pity.  It's but the agency life is for us as well as we've accepted it as well as adapted to it. Since Tim was born, we've known no other agency so, equally life is but normal for you, this is but normal for us.


Second, Tim volition vet each of these posts to brand certain I don't become equally good far inward each revelation. Whatever you lot read here, live assured that he is OK alongside it.


And, lastly, this is tailored for our situation. That is taking aid of a kid who is directly a human that cannot walk, clothing himself, or create almost of the other self-caring tasks nosotros bring for granted. Otherwise, Tim is smart, good educated, tin utter for himself.


We brand no pretensions on agreement what it's similar for other caregivers taking aid of particular needs persons that nosotros induce got no sense with.  For example, nosotros don't induce got a clue what it's similar living alongside someone who is on the autistic spectrum, blind, mentally challenged, etc., although I appreciate those who are to comment as well as assist us all to empathize those aspects of caregiving also.

So what is a caregiver? Basically, someone who provides aid to someone who cannot render it to themselves live it feeding, bathrooming, dressing, or whatever seat out of daily activities nosotros humans induce got to create for ourselves.


If you're a parent, you lot know what that includes. Your children were ane time babies that depended on you lot for everything.  Not all children outgrow that menses as well as some people revert to it via injury, disease, or but aging afterwards inward life.


Caregivers tin include identify unit of measurement members or professional person wellness aid aides or fifty-fifty a combination of the two.


I'll but operate out it at an introduction this calendar week as well as delve into some to a greater extent than details inward upcoming posts.


Darryl