150 Caregiving Tips: An insighter’s model; inclusive of healthy eating and essential oil benefits

About the Book

Everyday caregiving is indeed uncharted territory and happens to be one of the toughest jobs there can ever be. Care giving can suddenly become the responsibility for any one at any age without notice. In order to be an effective person and not burn out, one must take the necessary steps to keep life balanced in terms of what one as a human being can and cannot do but yet still pursue individual self -worth. After 8 years of caregiving experience, I have used these tips to fixate my life in becoming both a doctoral candidate as well as maintaining a successful ministry without caregiver neglect. Under the circumstances, I could have easily given up and settled for mediocre in terms of career and ministry. But it takes prayer, wisdom, patience, dedication, hard work, faith and hope to be able to juggle these daily endeavors and yet uphold quality service. There are no regrets. I do believe that the journey and the disappointments along the way form who you are. My hope is that you will see yourself as a winner and as you care give become the best that you were destined to be. My prayers continually go out for both you and your care recipients.

About the Author

My name is Odell Lendor Glenn Jr. I happened to be named after my father. I had no choice in the matter. But I would not have it any other way. I was at a conference in Hawaii when I received a phone call from my father that my sister passed away. My parents were getting older and this devastated the both of them. In the interim, my dad started to lose his memory. My mom could not let go of the past and had a problem with obsessive compulsion. I was at the height of my career and got accepted at major universities across the country to begin the journey of the doctorate. My ministerial career also reached a platinum point as I was also asked to pastor a church. However, after the death of my sister and seeing how it affected my parents, I could not accept any of it and decided to put it all on hold to become a caregiver. I have been caregiving full-time since 2007. My dad is in stage 6 of Alzheimer's disease. My mom helps me out, but she is getting older and has had two operations. Every day is a challenge, but nevertheless, after eight years, I am completing my PhD, am ordained in my denomination, and am caregiving full-time. I get my up at 5:00 a.m. each morning, bathe my dad, put his clothes on, feed him breakfast, and his bus picks him up for day care each morning. On the weekends, they both come to church and participate in activities alongside me. I keep my mom active during the week by having her volunteer at a day-care center, volunteer at a flea market, active at the local senior center, and active in noonday prayer at my local church while I am at work. I use home attendant services; however, they are very expensive, and insurance doesn’t cover home-sitter services. Once my secular work is done, my job at home is nonstop until bedtime and then up again at 5:00 a.m. Caregiving is indeed uncharted territory, and one's emotions are rampant. I took on the responsibility of caregiving with no reader’s guide.