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Went to my first caregiver support group mtng
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 453918" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Backstory: I went to a biz networking luncheon today at my cousin's assisted living ctr. Their first one. They expected 20 people and had 55! Of course, I was the only artist. Most of the people were caregivers, hospice workers, Realtors, and investment counselors. The company I use for P's caregiver has a once-a-mo support group and it was tonight. Nothing like short notice.</p><p>It's very close to home so I figured, why not? The networking mtng was pretty good (and I hate things like that. Crowds, strangers. I even told P's caregiving mgr that I thought I'd died and gone to hell. She burst out laughing. She is an extrovert and LOVES networking), so maybe the support group would be good.</p><p>And it was. I think I liked it better than the Al-Anon mtngs I've been to, because it's specific to caregiving. I introduced myself and told them about P, about my dad in another state, and my son. And then I mentioned that my son is adopted and they all applauded. That was a surprise. Heck, adopting him was purely selfish on my part. Go figure.</p><p>The others had some good, workable ideas about teenagers, respite, self-care, etc.</p><p>The topic was mostly about anger, which was fine by me. </p><p>I won't go into details, since you've all been in the same boat, but suffice to say, that I can easily do this once a month.</p><p>Yay!</p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/likeit.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":likeit:" title="likeit :likeit:" data-shortname=":likeit:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 453918, member: 3419"] Backstory: I went to a biz networking luncheon today at my cousin's assisted living ctr. Their first one. They expected 20 people and had 55! Of course, I was the only artist. Most of the people were caregivers, hospice workers, Realtors, and investment counselors. The company I use for P's caregiver has a once-a-mo support group and it was tonight. Nothing like short notice. It's very close to home so I figured, why not? The networking mtng was pretty good (and I hate things like that. Crowds, strangers. I even told P's caregiving mgr that I thought I'd died and gone to hell. She burst out laughing. She is an extrovert and LOVES networking), so maybe the support group would be good. And it was. I think I liked it better than the Al-Anon mtngs I've been to, because it's specific to caregiving. I introduced myself and told them about P, about my dad in another state, and my son. And then I mentioned that my son is adopted and they all applauded. That was a surprise. Heck, adopting him was purely selfish on my part. Go figure. The others had some good, workable ideas about teenagers, respite, self-care, etc. The topic was mostly about anger, which was fine by me. I won't go into details, since you've all been in the same boat, but suffice to say, that I can easily do this once a month. Yay! :likeit: [/QUOTE]
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