I Wish Someone Had Told Me That!

This blog is in the development stage. I plan to have it up and running by the end of the year, so come back if you are not sure if this is a place for you!

My new blog " A Caregiver Needs To Know " is going to be about little tidbits of stuff from my experiences as a home physical therapist. As I say in the sidebar, I hear, "I Wish Someone Had Told Me That" all the time. I see myself more as a teacher than as a healer. I help people recover from major and minor illnesses, get back to their normal routine and be stronger than before. But I see that I spend more time teaching the patient and their caregivers than we exercise! Caregivers are provided so little information. Their Mom or Dad may have just had a stroke or a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and can no longer live alone. The parent moves in with the child and now the child becomes the parent. This new roll is hard enough. But then you have to deal with doctor appointments, medications, walkers, wheelchairs, catheters. You now have to buy those vanilla and chocolate shakes and disposable underpants. You think it couldn't get any harder, but then there is a fall, a broken hip, surgery, and new responsibilities. It can be too much sometimes. I hope that with this blog, I can give practical tips to make life a little easier. I would love for those that read the blog to share their own tips and to ask questions. I may not know the answer but I might be able to find out. I don't know how often I will post the tips but I will try my best to make it often enough to keep you interested! Please give me feedback so I can make this site helpful to everyone! Thanks!