Personal blog about dealing with a father with dementia in a care home.

Thursday, October 04, 2007

Careless Carer

Mostly, due to my liberal use of the 'f' word, the people who visit my blog ( you know who you are! ) are searching for something very different by way of content that what they find. And mostly - judging by what they where searching for that I see in the web hit tracker my lovely husband pointed me towards - it serves them right. They visit, realise that it's not porn, and off they go.

But, earlier on in the week I had a visitor who was a carer. She opened a whole new blog world for me to read via the portal of her's as she's linked to lots of other people who have relatives and loved ones who are ill. I've put her blog in my links and thoroughly recommend anyone that's here because they are interested in any aspect of caring to go there.

I am not a carer - I don't put in the hours, I don't have the grinding slog, the wearing down, the tedium, the seemingly endless burden of care. But loads of people do, and they have my genuine profound admiration. The job they do is awesome.

8 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your diary is really touching - as you read you can really imagine what is happening.

Your in my thoughts and prayers

6:40 PM

 
Blogger Maximum said...

Thank you for reading, and thank you for your comment. To take the time to read is something enough, but to take the time to comment too, is really appreciated. I don't do prayers myself, but am more than happy to be included in someone elses!

9:01 PM

 
Blogger Potty Mummy said...

I can't imagine what you're going through, and hope I never have to know, but thankyou for your illuminating posts. There's no right answer, ever, is there?

11:02 AM

 
Blogger Maximum said...

Thanks Potty Mummy - I think you are right - there is no right answer, no 'good' solution, only several less than satisfactory ones.

Thanks again for reading and commenting.

11:26 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Another blog you may find helpful is:www.reluctantcarer.blogspot.com/

Thank you for sharing your life and thoughts. It is helpful for us others going through similar.

12:07 PM

 
Blogger Maximum said...

Thanks for this too - I have read some of this blog. It made me realise how fortunate I am, can't imagine trying to cope with what the reluctantcarer is.

12:21 PM

 
Blogger elanor said...

the 'f' word has its uses and it sure gets me through some days! glad to have found your blog and love the way you write.

8:33 PM

 
Blogger Maximum said...

Thanks for reading Elanor. I'm amazed that people have been reading and - like you - have taken the time to comment.

I agree with your sentiments on profanity - a well placed 'f' can help immeasurably! My husband and I both reckon that Scots people swear 'well'. His particular favourite is a Scottish shite, not shit, but shiiiite. It just sounds so much shittier and is much more flexible in it's usage.

Thank you again for commenting, I really am astounded by the numbers of people that have been reading, returning and reading some more, and the numbers taking time to comment.

x

9:47 PM

 

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