Hi Chrissie,
You are doing a fantastic job of overseeing your Gran's care, but you MUST take care of yourself. You cannot continue at the level you are doing without it having a serious impact on your own health. You risk having a major mental or physical breakdown. Either of those could make it just about impossible to run round trying to do everything and could take a very long time to recover from. It is easy to overlook caring for oneself but it is so important.
You say that other relations are the 'visiting' kind. Perhaps you could cut back on visiting Gran, if they will be visiting. When you speak to the ward staff about Gran, you could tell them that you have had all the responsibility and done everything for Gran and need a rest. Explain that they can ring you any time and that you will ring them for updates on Gran's condition.
Taking care of yourself doesn't mean that you love your Gran any less, it means that you want to stay well for her, so that you can keep helping her.
You are doing a fantastic job of overseeing your Gran's care, but you MUST take care of yourself. You cannot continue at the level you are doing without it having a serious impact on your own health. You risk having a major mental or physical breakdown. Either of those could make it just about impossible to run round trying to do everything and could take a very long time to recover from. It is easy to overlook caring for oneself but it is so important.
You say that other relations are the 'visiting' kind. Perhaps you could cut back on visiting Gran, if they will be visiting. When you speak to the ward staff about Gran, you could tell them that you have had all the responsibility and done everything for Gran and need a rest. Explain that they can ring you any time and that you will ring them for updates on Gran's condition.
Taking care of yourself doesn't mean that you love your Gran any less, it means that you want to stay well for her, so that you can keep helping her.
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