tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489173439865061632.post1007714484466452230..comments2024-03-21T07:04:24.033-04:00Comments on THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Caregivers Are Not (Usually) Abusers!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368028391616959419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489173439865061632.post-12349330878087757452013-07-25T04:03:34.482-04:002013-07-25T04:03:34.482-04:00Care givers of elderly or those with chronic medic...Care givers of elderly or those with chronic medical<br />conditions require a unique mixture of strength, endurance, compassion at times. sometimes due to stress most of the elder are neglect.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785026315367252736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489173439865061632.post-13925333135257907302013-07-12T16:45:09.338-04:002013-07-12T16:45:09.338-04:00Hi Jessica, my son got his G-tube at age 2 1/2. I...Hi Jessica, my son got his G-tube at age 2 1/2. It's so difficult when feeding is terribly difficult for whatever reason and there is a diagnosis of 'failure to thrive'. It's awful for the mother! There is often a collective worry on the part of the hospital staff that comes across either directly or indirectly as suspicion if not indictment of the mother. How is your son now? Does he still have his G-tube?The Caregivers' Living Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920119448415733545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489173439865061632.post-4943462880432570562013-07-12T14:47:33.975-04:002013-07-12T14:47:33.975-04:00My son started having eating difficulties when he ...My son started having eating difficulties when he was about 6 months old. He was born blind and had 5 eye surgeries in that time so I think his little body was just overwhelmed. He went from being a chubby little baby to completely falling off the growth chart. He never latched for BFeeding so instead I pumped and used bottles. I tried supplementing his breastmilk for added calories and worked with my pediatrician. His eating just kept getting worse. Some days I could only get him to take 3 or 4 ounces all day and we would end up in the hospital for IV hydration. I had excel charts of how I tried to feed him and how much he ate. I did everything I could and I begged for help and answers. Eventually they put him in the hospital for one week to observe and run tests. I didn't realize it until later but they were probably really observing me. It was crazy. I asked for baby food and a high chair in the hospital and they acted so weird. I brought my breast pump so I could continue to give him Breastmilk. They never figured anything out with him but I think they did figure out that I was doing everything I could to help my son. My son got a g-tube (feeding tube) just two weeks before his 1st birthday. His weight shot up and he was full of energy! It was a difficult decision but I couldn't spend all my life trying to feed my son. We weren't living! I'll never forget how creepy it was being observed like that. It is such a hard thing to go through - especially when you would do anything to help your child!Jessica Kovacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646558838965720024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489173439865061632.post-84904091770788202092013-07-12T10:54:17.659-04:002013-07-12T10:54:17.659-04:00"The truth is that the vast majority of famil..."The truth is that the vast majority of families giving care LOVE their charge. But caregivers need help and support - Asking for help is simply that - asking for help. It's the responsible, right thing to do and it is shameful that caregivers should feel afraid to express that need."<br /><br />That is what I think about almost on a daily basis.Stephaniehttp://homeschoolingmamaof4.blogspot.ca/noreply@blogger.com