Think about how much you have spent in time, money, in struggle, trying to get it right. Trying to fulfill your promise to be the best caregiver. You’ve bought books, you’ve tried therapists who didn’t understand what you needed, you’ve bought one more gizmo, all trying to put the pieces in place for giving your loved one with PD, your PWP the care you want to give.
Bu have you asked what kind of caregiver your loved one needs?
Here’s my answer.
People with Parkinson’s need a caregiver who has thought through their own emotions and made an affirmative choice to take on this role.
People with Parkinson’s need a care partner or caregiver who has set up the team of professionals and community supports to help over the long haul.
People with Parkinson’s need a caregiver who knows that their own well-being is the most important thing to maintain a caring commitment even as Parkinson’s is constantly challenging them.
Your person with Parkinson’s needs you to get the real tools and information, and strategies to do what you wanted to do. To be the best caregiver you can be.
If you’re asking yourself “How can I spend money on myself?” the answer is clear.
A session or two with a therapist can cost up to $500. A spa-day will cost more than that and at the end you’ll come back to the same struggles, just with better skin and a new haircut.
And if you’re like many of us, you’ve bought lift chairs he can't use and buckets of cleaning supplies, and all sorts of things, hoping to find that one right thing.
I don’t know if those things were a waste or not.
But you can be sure. If you’ve decided after Module 1 that this course is not right for you, just ask for a refund, no questions asked.
There’s no risk, really. And the possibility of a newfound sense of clarity and confidence about your personal approach to caregiving.
So you've been thinking about it. You've asked yourself, "Why won't anyone help me understand what's happening?"
Well here I am, and this is your chance to get real-world answers, and the help you need.
It takes more than good intentions. It takes action.