My husband suffered a severe stroke in early March and has complex needs. It has been a long and slow process to get him eating and standing. He is aphasic, dyspraxic and doubly incontinent. The hospital want to send him home as they find difficulty motivating him in therapy. I have been very positive for all these weeks but now feel panicky and a bit down. The reality of a very altered life is beginning to sink in and I am a bit tearful. Yes, generally feeling sorry for myself!! Hope someone can reassure me. Many thanks.
Hi Janet,
Welcome to the forum. I feel for you. It is very hard to see someone you love suffering. I don't know what aphasic and dyspraxic are but I am sure that there are many people on here who will be able to give you more support and advice than I . As nobody else has been along yet, I didn't want you to feel you were being ignored or leave you feeling left out. You aren't. People come on here at all different times of the day. There will be somebody along who can give you advice and reassurance. Becoming a carer is very daunting but as well as all the negatives we can feel, it can also be very rewarding. It isn't an easy life but it is one you will learn to adapt to.
I became my dads carer overnight. My mum was suddenly taken into hospital. She never came home and died 9 weeks later. My dad doesn't live near me so I live with him half the week and take him to do all his chores, cook him decent meals and generally run his home and health as well as my own. I am lucky that I am able to be home with my hubbie on a weekend.
There will be others along who will chat to you and give you plenty of advice and reassurance.
Keep strong.
Shaz ((((((hugs))))))