When a Caregiver Gets Sick
15 Sep
If you take care of a loved one with a chronic illness or an invisible illness, what do you do when you get sick? Here are a few tips.
1. Call a friend and ask them to bring you soup or cough syrup. Send them a text message or email if your throat hurts.
2. Go to the doctor. Nip your illness in the bud. Don’t let a minor illness escalate into something serious.
3. Rest. Take care of yourself so you can get back to caring for your loved one.
4. Ask your church to send someone over to care for your loved one if they need help. Someone from your church could drive them to a doctor’s visit or take them to the pharmacy to pick up their meds.
5. If your loved one offers to do something for you, let them.
6. Call your next door neighbor and ask if they will get your mail and newspapers. They could even put your trash cans to the curb on garbage pickup day.
7. Do not worry about the cleaning and laundry. It will still be there when you are feeling better.
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