Advice from Leeza Gibbons

I ran across an article written by Leeza Gibbons, who has written a book entitled "Take Your Oxygen First".

Chances are if you are a family caregiver, you either don’t know it, don’t want to know it or you are just so overwhelmed that you could crack at the very suggestion that you should “Take Your Oxygen First”. Yet, there are 50 million husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters out there taking care of a family member or loved one. And here’s the deal….they are dying!
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I encourage caregivers to remember to apply TLC to their experience:

The T: Be tough enough to ask for help. It is a sign of personal strength.

The L: Be loving enough to forgive yourself and others. You (and they) will make mistakes. You’ll be short tempered, they’ll be selfish. Whatever it is, forgive. That is release and it is the only way to get through this.

The C: Be courageous enough to change the things you can change and compassionate enough to let go of the rest. Sometimes, there is no answer and simply, “It is what it is.” Let that be enough.

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