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Eagle@aussie.zone âš4â© âšdaysâ© agoYouâve been doing an absolutely incredible job keeping her well. But it does take a toll when it all falls to you. Convalescence/Respite doesnât work for a lot of people, they see it as a threat to their independence so become more withdrawn. In my humble experience home based support (although some are reluctant for that too) works a little bit more because ânormalâ people will lift their game when someone is coming into their home. And I donât mean that your mum is not normal, I mean that most of the people I nurse in the community are not normal and they are happy for me to see them warts and all, and normal people will put in some effort because someone is looking in. Take some big deep breaths, tackle a big pruning job that will recover and sit under your weeping cherry to watch the petals rain down.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone âš4â© âšdaysâ© ago
Yep thatâs my guess what would happen here.
And thank you kindly again for sharing your experience being in the field.
I was hoping she would be more receptive to some home based care so weâll try w/ that again.