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Old 02-21-2004, 07:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
LisaJ
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Virginia
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Caregiver Burnout

I know this is not exactly "Vacationing Your Way", but thought I would ask you guys how you keep going sometimes. I feel like I have no right to complain when I see what others have to deal with on a day-to-day basis.

My husband has been ill for about 3 1/2 years now (neurological illness of unknown etiology), and sometimes I just think I can't go on another day. I know that some of you have children and other loved ones that you care for, some around the clock.

I'm trying to plan a vacation for myself and my daughter at the end of August, but I wonder how I'll ever make it til then. It has been 5 long years since any kind of vacation, 12 years since my last WDW vacation, and the last 3 1/2 years of being a caregiver (only with a little help from friends and family).

Is there anything that you do that rejuvenates you and makes you smile again? Maybe I'm just fried, but I'm not sure I'll even get a break come August (although I'm doing everything in my power to make it happen)
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