You might be a fulltime caregiver if...
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You might be a caregiver if your DH has ordered the same item three times in two days on his Amazon account you thought you had shut down. (It is permanently now!) We have enough boot covers for life.:)
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When you DH becomes a human vacuum constantly walking around and picking up tiny participles off the floor. The bright side is that I hardly need to vacuum.
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You might be a caregiver if your calendar has brown Sharpie pen dots on it because you’re tracking your PWDs bowel movements in the hopes you’ll have some foresight and be ready for the next “event”.
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When you take the dog for a walk and a neighbor stops to talk and you talk their ear off because you crave adult conversation.
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When someone takes your LO out for the afternoon (bless them!) and you rearrange your schedule so you can spend the day at home, alone.
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You get to fill the car up and scrape the windows.
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Going out to dinner means heading to McDonalds drive through and eating in the car.
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You have to hide all sweets or they will all be eaten in one day.
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You might be a caretaker if your husband pours his milk on his salad at the senior center’s luncheon.
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Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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