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Angelbaby87
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im a new caregiver..no experience what so ever but got hired anyway...im running on EMPTY..im exhausted and stressed to the max...im caring for a 77 year old female dementia patient.i have been working going on a month..my client has anxiety and insomnia...i HAVE BOTH OF THEM and are currently on meds for them..they work until i cant handle the situation...my clients sleep and anxiety meds do not work..so were both waking up all hours of the night from insomnia... and when her anxiety gets really bad..it makes mine really bad...im give out but dont want to quit...i honestly don't know what to do...hell im too tired to make an important decision right now
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