I KNOW who I am. I'm a Warrior Woman. I'm Tawanda from Fried Green Tomatoes. That person began forming in August of 2002. I had my pre-forming the year before when I had a small stroke, but after the resting, as my mother-in-law's dementia began to show, I knew that I needed to speak up to my husband and his sisters about her needs. And then in August of 2002 my mom who was visiting my sister in CO fell off a bed and broke her neck resulting in her being a quadriplegic. My other sister lived in CA where my parents did, and I lived in NC, but we were told by my dad and the CO sister that there was nothing to do at the time so to not fly out. That was a huge mistake. We waited for two months to go see mom when she was transferred to a rehab facility in Boulder. It did give me time to research, but it also seriously damaged my relationship with my mom, and allowed emotional damage to set in her soul. That time, the time caring for my mother-in-law while being asked by her daughters how I could stand being away from my own mother, hardened me, and slowly over years I've become a Warrior. Mom named me Deborah for a reason.
I've had my own medical issues since the 1980s, and know lots of medical stuff as a former volunteer firefighter/EMT. My husband, a career emergency dispatcher and volunteer firefighter, as well as a full-time graphics artist for emergency vehicles since the 1980s have consistently been around people in emergency services and the medical field. I did research on dementia and spinal cord injuries to find help and information for both mothers, to find financial assistance, funding, insurance, grants, assistive devices, studies, treatments, medications, anything available to improve the quality of their lives. I joined a caregiver support group in NC for those whose loved ones had dementia and soon became the one running the group. I've now helped people find support since 2005 in person, on the internet, and by phone. One thing I stress is that as caregivers we have to protect the people we are caring for by being strong, assertive, and just this side of being a bitch because the medical system is trying to kill all of us.
I am a Warrior and I will not let people go gently. I will fight for each person.
Thank you. It certainly sounds like your commitment to fully inhabiting your life and purpose has become a gift to all of us. I appreciate you, Warrior Woman.
I KNOW who I am. I'm a Warrior Woman. I'm Tawanda from Fried Green Tomatoes. That person began forming in August of 2002. I had my pre-forming the year before when I had a small stroke, but after the resting, as my mother-in-law's dementia began to show, I knew that I needed to speak up to my husband and his sisters about her needs. And then in August of 2002 my mom who was visiting my sister in CO fell off a bed and broke her neck resulting in her being a quadriplegic. My other sister lived in CA where my parents did, and I lived in NC, but we were told by my dad and the CO sister that there was nothing to do at the time so to not fly out. That was a huge mistake. We waited for two months to go see mom when she was transferred to a rehab facility in Boulder. It did give me time to research, but it also seriously damaged my relationship with my mom, and allowed emotional damage to set in her soul. That time, the time caring for my mother-in-law while being asked by her daughters how I could stand being away from my own mother, hardened me, and slowly over years I've become a Warrior. Mom named me Deborah for a reason.
I've had my own medical issues since the 1980s, and know lots of medical stuff as a former volunteer firefighter/EMT. My husband, a career emergency dispatcher and volunteer firefighter, as well as a full-time graphics artist for emergency vehicles since the 1980s have consistently been around people in emergency services and the medical field. I did research on dementia and spinal cord injuries to find help and information for both mothers, to find financial assistance, funding, insurance, grants, assistive devices, studies, treatments, medications, anything available to improve the quality of their lives. I joined a caregiver support group in NC for those whose loved ones had dementia and soon became the one running the group. I've now helped people find support since 2005 in person, on the internet, and by phone. One thing I stress is that as caregivers we have to protect the people we are caring for by being strong, assertive, and just this side of being a bitch because the medical system is trying to kill all of us.
I am a Warrior and I will not let people go gently. I will fight for each person.
Thank you. It certainly sounds like your commitment to fully inhabiting your life and purpose has become a gift to all of us. I appreciate you, Warrior Woman.