Why Won't Family Help, and Why Do They Criticize Us?

The worst part of being a caregiver for a person living with dementia is that you seldom get much real help from family.By Donna StClairAlzheimer's Reading RoomTime and again I have heard the same refrain:the worst part of being a caregiver is that you seldom get much real help from family and close friends who should be able to pony up and provide just a smidgen of assistance.I ’ve got something worse than worst.Instead of help and assistance, I get criticism.Learn More -Dementia care why won't family helpSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join NowHave you ever heard these words?Why aren ’t you doing this?How come you do that?You should take anti-depressants.Put him into day care somewhere--it ’ll be better for him.He doesn ’t seem so bad--why are you thinking of putting him anywhere.Why are you spending so much money?How come you don ’t take time for yourself?Article -Where are the Alzheimer's Caregiver Helpers?I ’m not sure why it is so difficult for people to grasp this simple concept:unless you have walked in the boots, you can ’t comprehend the journey.Consider how everyone is before they become parents.Need Help? Search our Award Winning Alzheimer's Reading Room Knowledge Base for Answers to Your Questions, and Solutions to ProblemsHaving that first child is the greatest slice of humble pie that you will ever eat in your life. Almost everything you ever declare that your child will never do--he does. Almost everything you swea...
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