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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 547118" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Boy howdy. Yep. It didn't really start hitting me (that I noticed anyway) until Boo aged out of school. Nothing is simple anymore. There are no more "quick" trips to the store or ... anywhere. I had had dreams of working outside the home someday, or volunteering, or something, but realistically, that's just never going to happen. It's hard, and it's never going to end. husband is entering a phase of thinking "when we retire, we'll (insert ridiculous idea)" and it's ticking me off - tell me in what parallel universe it's going to be possible to travel on a plane or take a cruise with a quadriplegic kid/adult (on a blue-collar retirement, if we ever get there in the first place)? Is it going to be any more fun watching Boo for seizures in Paris or New York or on a ship deck??? I'm thinking not so much.</p><p></p><p>A lot of anger - definitely *not* directed at Boo, but just at the realization that my life will never be my own again. For some reason, while the kids were growing up, I was thinking it would be. Hah.</p><p></p><p>Wish I could remember where I read it, but I just read this week a story about the shortage of home health care aides. Generally, these folks are paid minimum wage, no benefits, and they provide a much needed service. The article was saying how the shortage is going to become really significant as the baby boomers become more infirm. </p><p></p><p>I don't think I'd be embarrassed at being diagnosed with caregiver syndrome, as long as it resulted in some meaningful help. Not sure it should even be considered a psychiatric diagnosis - it's just a fact of life for some folks, you know?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 547118, member: 8"] Boy howdy. Yep. It didn't really start hitting me (that I noticed anyway) until Boo aged out of school. Nothing is simple anymore. There are no more "quick" trips to the store or ... anywhere. I had had dreams of working outside the home someday, or volunteering, or something, but realistically, that's just never going to happen. It's hard, and it's never going to end. husband is entering a phase of thinking "when we retire, we'll (insert ridiculous idea)" and it's ticking me off - tell me in what parallel universe it's going to be possible to travel on a plane or take a cruise with a quadriplegic kid/adult (on a blue-collar retirement, if we ever get there in the first place)? Is it going to be any more fun watching Boo for seizures in Paris or New York or on a ship deck??? I'm thinking not so much. A lot of anger - definitely *not* directed at Boo, but just at the realization that my life will never be my own again. For some reason, while the kids were growing up, I was thinking it would be. Hah. Wish I could remember where I read it, but I just read this week a story about the shortage of home health care aides. Generally, these folks are paid minimum wage, no benefits, and they provide a much needed service. The article was saying how the shortage is going to become really significant as the baby boomers become more infirm. I don't think I'd be embarrassed at being diagnosed with caregiver syndrome, as long as it resulted in some meaningful help. Not sure it should even be considered a psychiatric diagnosis - it's just a fact of life for some folks, you know? [/QUOTE]
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