Family Health
We, as a whole, hear that a family around us has been affected by one of their members being found sick, had an accident, or a new life long disease. What we do, when we do hear, is say how unfortunate they are and move on. We do this without issue. As a human race we have no idea what others go through.
I believe it goes something like this. You discover a family member now has Alzheimer’s, stroke, alcohol problem or suffered an accident that is life threatening.
Now here is what we do not think about. We do not think of the person affected at all. The person who has gone from freedom to a dependency. The people, who can remember everything, run, have energy, control emotions or even just be able to walk. These may be all gone and the person most affected is the person who it happened too and the majority of the time did not see it coming at all. They have to adjust to others doing for them where it was not that way previously and the pride that goes with it. Take the time to imagine not being able to have the life you have now and that is what the person would be going through also. So not only are they trying to live with the new way their life is but the mental impact too.
These inspirational people are not the only ones who are adjusting either. We cannot forget their loved ones too. Anyone who lives under the roof of the person who is affected is affected also. They now have to take care of them in the home, give baths where they did not have to anymore, feed them meals, and give care to them that extends love.
When family leaves the home t go to work, there is a panic every time a telephone goes off as the first thing you think of is bad news. Anyone who is close to the situation just braces themselves. A deep breath before coming back into the house. Family members who do not live there flinch every time a call is received from the house. One day that call will be real. Today or Tomorrow
