Show Some Valentine Love for Caregivers

Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching and many of us are looking for cards, flowers, candy or special dinners and weekends.  This is a wonderful opportunity to show some love to a caregiver.

There are full-time caregivers, part-time caregivers and occasional caregivers.  There are two kinds of caregivers who would be especially appreciative for someone to show them some love – the primary caregiver and the caregiver with no support.

Primary Caregivers

You could show some love for a family member who is the primary caregiver.  Even though this caregiver probably has some level of support from other family members their tasks are great and stressful.  This person has to deal with caregiving issues every day.  They are responsible for doctor’s appointments, picking up prescriptions, cooking meals, taking care of laundry and cleaning.  They are the ones who are up in the middle of the night helping with some type of real or pseudo emergency.

Caregivers Without Support

The caregiver who especially needs to be shown some love is the one without a support system.  This is the caregiver who does not have a life of their own.  They are the only one who gives care.  They may or may not have other family members, who could, but don’t help.  This caregiver could really use a random act of kindness from a friend, neighbor or church member.  They would probably appreciate a few hours of relief rather than flowers or candy.

In either of these cases a spa day or just a day to themselves would mean a lot.

Let’s be creative and show some love for caregivers.

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