By Judson Haims Managing your family and the ebbs and flows of life can be challenging. However, when you’re assisting other people with their life and/or family concerns, things can often become more complicated.
Caring for others can often take an emotional toll on a person. After all, Sigmund Freud developed issues with substance abuse and neurosis. Carl Jung experienced visions and heard voices — what he called “menaced by a psychosis.” Even the best care providers can experience severe emotional burden when focusing on helping others.
The onset of winter always seems to be a challenging time for us at Visiting Angles. As temperatures drop and darkness comes earlier in the day, our workload increases dramatically. While our orthopedic recovery clients most often need short-term assistance with transportation to medical appointment and errands, many of our elder clients need a bit more attention.
Making sure the homes of our aging client’s are stocked with winter emergency supplies like candles, flashlights, batteries and nutritious meals they can easily grab from the refrigerator, is just a part of what we do. We also need to make sure they don’t become isolated within their homes or miss medical appointments because they are concerned about driving in …read more
Via:: Vail Daily Newspaper
