I SPENT EIGHT YEARS CARING FOR A DEAR SWEET MAN WITH ALZHEIMER'S, NO, NOT MY DEAR HUSBAND MIKE. THAT CAME LATER. SADLY MY FIRST PATIENT WITH THAT DREADFUL DISEASE PASSED AWAY JUST BEFORE MY HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH IT.
AFTER MIKE PASSED, I WAS A LITTLE LOST AT FIRST, NOT REALLY SURE WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO WITH MYSELF. I KNEW I WOULD NEED TO EARN SOME MONEY, AS NOT MANY PEOPLE I KNOW OF CAN LIVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY ALONE.
BEFORE I BECAME A CARE GIVER, I HAD BEEN A CORPORATE TRAVEL AGENT FOR TWELVE YEARS, SO I CALLED UP AN OLE CONTACT OF MINE, AND SHE WAS HAPPY TO HIRE ME ON AS AN OUTSIDE SALES REP..
THEN MY DEAR NEIGHBOR FELL, AND BROKE HER HIP. KNOWING THAT I WAS A CNA, AND HAD TAKEN CARE OF MIKE AT HOME FOR SO LONG, SHE ASKED IF I COULD CARE FOR HER A COUPLE DAYS A WEEK.
SHE HAS SINCE BROKEN ANOTHER HIP, A BONE IN HER BACK, HAD TWO BACK SURGERIES, AND SO I AM STILL TAKING CARE OF HER ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, AND TRYING TO BUILD UP MY TRAVEL BUSINESS AT THE SAME TIME.
NOW, MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS PREGNANT WITH TWINS, AND HAS BEEN TOLD SHE NEEDS TOTAL BED REST. CAN YOU GUESS WHAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW? YELP, CARE GIVING!! I REALLY DO ENJOY THAT KIND OF WORK, AND TRULY IT DOES NOT EVEN FEEL LIKE WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS FOR MY CHILD. STILL, NO MATTER WHAT ELSE I TRY, I AM ALWAYS BACK TO CARE GIVING IT SEEMS!! TIME TO FEED MY PATIENT, SO TILL LATER, LINDA-OUT
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