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i'm sure we all need a little cheer for the new year.best wishes to all,you all deserve that and so much more.this is a wonderful site and has so many of us in the same circumstances that we can all give and receive from each other.ty
Hello everyone. My husband was diagnosed with pd in 2005 and is now in stage 3 of symptoms discribed in the Our Community section of this site. I am so afraid. I feel so lost and alone. This has changed the complete dynamics of our lives. We looked forward to our children growing up and the freedom of traveling and dancing in the moonlight. That has now changed due to this disease. I feel like it has robbed us of our plans. I've heard the expression if you want to make God laugh, just tell him what your plans are. Sometimes I feel guilty for feeling this way. After all I'm not the one experiencing the symptoms, yet for every pain and disapointment he feels, I feel it too. I can't seem to find escape. I don't always want to share my feelings with him because I don't want him to feel like he is a burden to me. He is not....I love him with all my heart, but I have to be strong on every front of my life. I can't go to work and fall apart...although I have. Our relationships with others have changed because they are not sure how to treat him. The last gathering we went to he didn't talk to anyone for four hours. I was devastated. I realized then that our social life would never be the same. That is a hard reality since we have always been very social people. This is the first time I have even tried to put my feelings out for someone to see. I don't mean to ramble, but that's how my mind is. A series of interrupted thoughts. How does one cope with the lost of dreams while supporting the present situation of taking care of a home, ill husband, balancing a check book, paying bills, being there for your children and take care of yourself? I feel like I'm doing a juggling act and I'm about to drop the balls.
Tell me please how to find balance. How do I take care of me?
so sorry to hear your situation,i'm sure you will get some good advice from the folks on this site,at least some comforting and understanding which helps a whole lot.maybe ask the experts on this matter.
I'm so glad you are reaching out. This is your first step in taking care of yourself. Please understand your feelings are very normal, so don't feel guilty. Talking with others who feel the same will help ease some of the guilt.
If your husband has to have someone with him all the time (that time will come, if it hasn't), you need to look for respite care through your aging services or your faith community or Senior Companions. You need to get away and have some fun on your own. That won't heal the broken dreams. Acceptance of what is will help, but that takes time, and most people will rail against it for awhile. Once you accept where you are and that the dreams are not going to happen the way your thought, you will be able to move on and find new things that make you happy. But you are grieving and that is normal. Please keep talking.
Thank you Carol. I never really thought of it as grieving, but it really is a very accurate way of how I feel.
Thank you again for your words of encouragement. I never realized how many people's lives have been affected so greatly because of a love one's unexpected health crisis. I'm glad that although many respondents have their own lives and situations, they feel compelled to take time to encourage me to be strong.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
A.
I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
B.
APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
C.
APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
D.
If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
E.
This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Tell me please how to find balance. How do I take care of me?
Help!
If your husband has to have someone with him all the time (that time will come, if it hasn't), you need to look for respite care through your aging services or your faith community or Senior Companions. You need to get away and have some fun on your own. That won't heal the broken dreams. Acceptance of what is will help, but that takes time, and most people will rail against it for awhile. Once you accept where you are and that the dreams are not going to happen the way your thought, you will be able to move on and find new things that make you happy. But you are grieving and that is normal. Please keep talking.
Carol
Thank you again for your words of encouragement. I never realized how many people's lives have been affected so greatly because of a love one's unexpected health crisis. I'm glad that although many respondents have their own lives and situations, they feel compelled to take time to encourage me to be strong.
Well let me tell you.......It worked.
Take Care Carol, and please stay in touch.
BBD