I thought I would learn it all and balance my life with my Mom’s sudden illness.
I could handle it. Of course, I knew it would be hard and it was the right thing to do.
The illness was an
education, but it began to distract me from spending quality time with Mom. I had to pick
up prescriptions and make arrangements for Doctors appointments, take care of
her pets, and so on and so forth.
I hated it when I overheard her say to the
Doctor, "I don’t want my daughter to have to do these things for me. I don’t want
to get to the point when she has to help me in the shower or to the bathroom."
What was the alternative? I wanted her to want to live. I wanted her to be
comfortable. My attitude was we’d get through it together.
It was sometimes awkward. It was sometimes overwhelming. I
didn’t know there was help out there.
Help with just hygiene or errands would have afforded me more time to talk to my
Mom. Really find out about her and who she was as a girl and who she was as a
woman. I was so busy “helping” her. My Mom’s gone now.
We started this company to help people with their decisions. To help people
spend more quality time with their loved ones. To help manage the mundane chores
that, have to be done but, create anxiety for the family CareGiver and the
person they are trying to care for.
My daughter and I worked in this industry and we were really
concerned about the lack of care for the CareGiver as well. It all seemed so
production line and quality matches were not the priority. A lot of jobs got
filled alphabetically based on the schedule they could work. This wasn’t good
for the Client or the CareGiver. We are building a more personal service
oriented company. We pay CareGivers based on credentials and the level of care
they provide. The Caregivers wellbeing is as important to us as the Client at
home.
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