Quien cuida a quien - Concurso

Hello to all my dear steemian friends,

Today I am very happy to be taking part in the "Who cares for whom" contest proposed by @helengutier2.
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Whenever we have to face such unexpected situations, even though we think that we are strong and ready for anything, we become very weak. And start to falter.

We show ourselves to be very strong to handle the family but in reality we are also broken from inside.

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Are you ready to take care of a family member suffering from an incurable disease?

I always pray to God that God should not give any such disease to anyone that is incurable or the patient has to be helpless with his hands and legs.

But if someone in the family has such a disease, then we should always be ready for it.
Because "family is our strength".

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If we do not support the family, then what is the use of being in the family.
That is why I am always ready for every member of my family.

And I have always taken care of my family members. I remember when my father was ill, I served him a lot, and I used to stay with my father most of my time, and tried my best to keep him happy.

How much does care affect health?

Caring for any patient has a huge impact on our health.

Being in contact with the patient for a long time, we also start feeling like a patient, this is the time when we have to work courageously, we have to take care of the patient as well as take care of ourselves.

In 2019, the epidemic named Corona spread very badly in our country.

My husband and my mother-in-law were also surrounded by this virus. It was a disease that spreads only by coming in contact with the patient.

But I and my father-in-law did not lose courage. We both took good care of both of them till they recovered.

I also started feeling the virus inside me. I also started having fever, cough and cold and sore throat.

When I spoke to my sister on phone , I told her. She told her husband, and my brother-in-law brought me some medicines, which was a 7-day course. And he also brought a separate steamer for taking steam.

I did not tell anyone about myself at home. I took care of myself along with taking care of everyone at home. And I recovered very soon.

It took my husband and my mother-in-law three months to recover from this dangerous epidemic.

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Do you know that it is not only physical care but also mental care, how should it be handled?

Yes, it is absolutely true that taking care of any patient, not only gives him physical care but also mental care.

When my husband and mother-in-law were suffering from this epidemic of contagion, I did not avoid staying away from them at all.

I used to go to them, feed them with my own hands. I used to give medicines on time. Sometimes I used to massage their head with oil.

Both of them had become so weak that they needed to be taken by holding their hands even to go to the washroom.

We used to take them to the doctor's clinic by holding their hands.

Yes, I was definitely afraid that the children might get infected by this virus, that is why I kept the children in a separate room and did not let them go near them. But the children used to talk to them from a distance.

Because children are loved by everyone in the house, everyone feels like talking to them and playing with them.

That is why I used to send the children after applying sanitizer on them and the children used to talk to their grandmother and father from a distance, and also used to laugh and joke.

Because my husband and my mother-in-law themselves did not want the children to come near them due to the fear of this epidemic spreading.

That is why they used to get very happy seeing the children from a distance.

I think that if I had also avoided going near them or did not let the children talk with them at all, then it could have affected them mentally as well.

It is very important to keep any patient happy along with giving him medicines and food on time.

The support group should work as usual so that the burden can be reduced.

Yes, I think this is absolutely correct. To share the responsibility and the emotional burden of care, there should be a support group that works properly. Which includes family and friends.

For this, we can also hire a professional for good care.

This also gives some relief to the caregiver.

I heartily thank @helengutier2 for organizing this informative competition.

Now I invite my friends. @alegnita @rosselena @realitytrend @lhorgic @ruthjoe @simonwaigwe

Thanks for reading my post

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