Holidays and caregivers - can be a time of stress

Another holiday has rolled around and before we know it, it will be Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas. While holidays can be a great time to be with families and friends, for caregivers it is often a time of added stress. It need not be that way as this is a wonderful opportunity to turn some of your caregiving duties over to others and enjoy yourself. This is more easily accomplished if you plan ahead, let others know, and work with them to assign various duties. These duties don’t have to be long in duration – especially if you have a large family to go round and share.

This is not being selfish or using others. This is simply about taking care of yourself, and giving yourself a much needed break. Go ahead an give it a try!