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Dealing With Anna’s Parkinson’s: A Day in the Life of a Caregiver

Life as a caregiver has been tiring lately – with dad’s Parkinson’s progressing and much of my support system ailing

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The last 10 weeks have been challenging, to say the least. We’ve been to the hospital innumerable times and spent so much time there that if Neptune Hospital had been a country, we could apply for residency status!

Not just with Anna but with everyone in the family.

My father-in-law (91) was treated for a skin infection. Now his old back injury pain has raised its ugly head with the humid and moist weather.

My mother-in-law (80) continues her 8-week battle with a urinary tract infection. And two days ago, one of her teeth, apparently having had enough, decided to drop off. So we add dentures and a dentist to the list of the many health-related issues we have to tackle and the people we have to visit.

Not to be outdone, my husband’s intestine and colon assert their importance. They start with fissures and add haemorrhoids, openly mocking the allopathy and homeopathy drugs he is prescribed.

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