Caregiver Contemplation Gifts

Indignitas - 'How dare you help me take my life!'

'Honey, I wish you wouldn't bring your work home with you!'

Catching Jeffrey To Change His Diaper.

Medical personnel give their hearts

"Whoa. Someone needs their diaper changed."

'You are a very good nurse. You're actually listening to what I'm saying.'

"Did you remember my mints?"

"Helmet, check. Harness, check. Knee and elbow pads, check. You may now push the swing."

". . . and now it's his memory. Three times on Saturday he asked me what day it was. Or did I already tell you that earlier?"

"The patient in 12-C needs comforting."

Child Being Dirty in the Bath.

Duel in a wheelchair.

'I hope what I have isn't catching.'

Man reads note, which reads: Have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, I don't know where your dinner is.

"1971... 2015..."

"Peace. Love. Adopt."

One tends to the sick. The other manages a large estate. Interestingly, a caregiver and a caretaker are not on opposite sides of an interaction.

"I love how he finds joy in the simple things." "The emotional burden of alleviating his depression is crushing me."

"We'll less than two metres again, don't know where, don't know when..."

"The nurse thinks she's sneaky, but I know my meds are in the peanut butter."

"He thinks it's the weather channel."

NHS recruitment.

'A willingness to sacrifice yourself to bring 'peace and succor to the suffering' is all very well Mother Theresa but I don't think it makes up for your lack of knowledge of current hand sanitisation protocols.'

"You want the truth? I can't remember the truth!"

'Sorry, shortage of staff.'

'We all have trade-offs in life, Mrs. Quigley. I wanted to be a bartender.'

'Sometimes I think about getting away from all this and get a job as a cab driver in New York city...'

"My special power is supervision."

"It's our latest targets...We have to do twice as much with half the stuff in a quarter of the time!"

What Do You Do When You're Caring For Someone with Alzheimer's?

'Could you wear a Dr. Phil mask?'

"On the other hand, his bedside manner is impeccable."

"John says you've all been compassionate and caring! Would you please stop... or he'll expect that at home!"

The Crimean War and Florence Nightingale

'Hug someone you love today, but don't break them in half.'