Comments on: One down, caregiver land http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land Private Life Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:20:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gargoylettelc http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1250 gargoylettelc Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:07:23 +0000 http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1250 Good caregivers to meet up with certain needs is akin to dating and finding that 'right person'. I'm sorry to hear about this and hope you can find a good match. Good caregivers to meet up with certain needs is akin to dating and finding that ‘right person’. I’m sorry to hear about this and hope you can find a good match.

]]> By: gkr http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1249 gkr Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:03:50 +0000 http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1249 Yup. Though it won't be this woman on either of them. Yup. Though it won’t be this woman on either of them.

]]> By: dangergirljones http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1248 dangergirljones Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:58:10 +0000 http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1248 Hearing this doesn't surprize me. I wanted to give her the benifit of the doubt the day we were up, but it did seem like she would rather Dorinda compromise to make it easier for her than the other way around. It there an option to just have 1 person on a day shift and 1 person on a night shift? Hearing this doesn’t surprize me. I wanted to give her the benifit of the doubt the day we were up, but it did seem like she would rather Dorinda compromise to make it easier for her than the other way around.

It there an option to just have 1 person on a day shift and 1 person on a night shift?

]]> By: malackey http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1247 malackey Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:29:29 +0000 http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1247 Oh, that's awful. I'm so sorry. That's so unfair to you and your mother. I am just furious with that caregiver - I can appreciate that she needs to rest to adequately care for your mother, but this was not compassionate, competent care she deserves. Assuming your mother is not adverse to medication, and the morphine was being administered to encourage her to sleep, perhaps switching to a mild hypnotic would help? Opiates are notorious for their druggy side effects, but something like StarNoc might help your mom sleep longer, and afford the care giver a nap. And if she's not interested in medication, I sincerely hope you get a good, patient home care worker in soon. Oh, that’s awful. I’m so sorry. That’s so unfair to you and your mother. I am just furious with that caregiver – I can appreciate that she needs to rest to adequately care for your mother, but this was not compassionate, competent care she deserves.

Assuming your mother is not adverse to medication, and the morphine was being administered to encourage her to sleep, perhaps switching to a mild hypnotic would help? Opiates are notorious for their druggy side effects, but something like StarNoc might help your mom sleep longer, and afford the care giver a nap. And if she’s not interested in medication, I sincerely hope you get a good, patient home care worker in soon.

]]> By: gkr http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1246 gkr Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:21:32 +0000 http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1246 Yup. I've got some good possibilities though. And going to try my damnedest to get two people so we don't have long shifts. Since my mom isn't sleeping much, neither are they. Yup. I’ve got some good possibilities though. And going to try my damnedest to get two people so we don’t have long shifts. Since my mom isn’t sleeping much, neither are they.

]]> By: burgunder http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1245 burgunder Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:08:14 +0000 http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1245 Argh. So that means you need 1 or more people to replace 3 days worth of caregiving, correct? Argh. So that means you need 1 or more people to replace 3 days worth of caregiving, correct?

]]> By: gkr http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1244 gkr Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:39:27 +0000 http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1244 Better. No bugs at least. And she slept last night. Better. No bugs at least. And she slept last night.

]]> By: evillinn http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1243 evillinn Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:24:45 +0000 http://www.kingrat.us/2008/09/one-down-caregiver-land#comment-1243 Wow. That's fairly infuriating. Is your mom doing okay right now? xoxo Wow. That’s fairly infuriating. Is your mom doing okay right now?

xoxo

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