A Holly Holiday
Dec 11 2010 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning on Table Talk, Holly joined us to talk about her holiday flow. You can listen to our show via the player, below. (We went over on time; our live show ended at 30 minutes, but our informal conversation continued for another 10 minutes or so on the podcast.)
During our conversation, Holly and I talked about communicating a caree’s changes to visiting family members and friends. So, I wonder: How do you prepare family members and friends who haven’t see your caree recently for changes they’ll see during holiday visits? How stressful is this for you? Please feel free to share in our comments section, below.
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Bette said on December 11, 2010
I enjoyed the live show very very much – and the informal conversation as well!! (:
This is a hard and stressful topic for me, specifically right now. This Christmas is our first with the spiraling declines we’re experiencing with my mother’s dementia. I see such value in knowing how to convey recent changes and challenges with other family members and friends. I continue to wrestle with who to trust with the reality of our situation.
This year, I think it will be “small steps” as I go. Each step of sharing will be done cautiously. There are several paths we will cross of people who do not understand why we do what we do, for my mom.
I continue to hang on to the whys and hows in caregiving. “Why” we are helping and caring, and “how” we are able to make it all work for everyone.
In these, I hope to convey updates in a more confident way of how we are okay, knowing that our days are ours’. (: