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blessing, care giving, choice, cost, ego, elderly care, home care, nurse, pride, respect
Here is one of my hardest choice as a care giver so far…
During September 2011, Lyn’s husband had said someone they knew would come visit them to take my place for a few weeks. So, what he meant was that he didn’t want to pay me and didn’t need me there. I knew he was trying to cut cost…so, I guess I was the cost…
The problem was I needed the money to live. The other bigger problem was that I knew I was the best one to take care of Lyn. Including her husband, no one can be as willing, patient, enough to feed her, talk to her, read to her etc…
As you may realize, just a few weeks, but this a few weeks could make Lyn’s condition worse.
That what I was afraid of since I was her friend…
So, here was my choice. Should I still go knowing that I don’t get paid but for Lyn’s sake? Or, should I stop…
I needed to think about it so hard as well as pray very hard…
I didn’t want to take granted for what I did for Lyn. I was upset…
But, then here was the conclusion I came with…
I have responsibility to Lyn. I am not doing for her husband or anyone else but Lyn and God.
So, this a few weeks I came diligently, and did what I usually did.
I’m not telling here to work for free. But, there is certain responsibility to certain situation. And, there is blessing to it!
Sometimes I felt embarrassed about what I did just because… I asked myself over and over if my ego/ pride was in my way…
This woman who came was a nurse. It made me feel even a bit worse….
She is a body builder and on the diet so her eating habit was quite crazy…
But, we got through this a few weeks. No one died. No one got hurt! We all survived through…..!!!
Then, here is the blessing. God is so good that Lyn’s husband did pay me after all. And, Lyn stayed in tact. So, thankful!!!
Somehow, care givers seem to be take for granted. I don’t like it! I guess since then I am aware of how to get better respect in this care giving field.