HELLO ALL! - I am a New User

[walkingviv]

Hello my name is Viv (female) residing in Los Angeles.

I am a caregiver for my husband , married 42 years, who has been on dialysis since July 2010.  I read with interest the forum especially the  caregiver section.  We all seem to go through the same problems.  This gives me confidence that I am not alone.  We go to dialysis 4 times a  week and  with all the other work I have to do, I don't have much time to write.  When my husband goes on the machine, I go  for a long walk near the center.  This is a  great stress reliever and I recommend anybody to do  this.

Looking forward  to  interact with other members.
Thanks
Viv

[willowtreewren]

Hi, Viv!

Love your name! And your way to find some stress relief! 

You truly are NOT in this alone now that you have found IHD!

 

Welcome to the forum! Read and post as much as you can. 

Aleta (married 43 years next week!)

[billybags]

Hi Viv, welcome to the site, glad you have joined us. I agree with you that care givers do go through the same things and it is nice to talk to others about them.   

[Traveller1947]

Welcome, Viv!  You'll find lots of support here from good and caring people who are in a similar situation to yours.  I love your idea of long walks as a stress-reliever.  Alas, I'm the patient and am in a wheelchair, but was once the caregiver and used that very method to relieve stress--it really helped!  All the best to you.

[Rerun]

Hi Viv, thanks for joining!  You are in the right place.

Rerun, Moderator   

[Poppylicious]

  Viv! 

[deniferfer]

 

 Hi ya! I just joined and so far I love it here! There is a lot of support here and always some who understands where your coming from.

[Sue]

  Hi I've just joined too and have found the threads really informative and interesting

[boswife]

  Viv, and so glad ya came here cause it will be good for you    Im the wife/caregiver helper dooer etc    I too went on walks when hubby was incenter (we now home w/nxStage).  I'd take our dogs and go to dog park and walk away.. OR.......... go to the gym with daughter and go for a swim which is wonderful too... (that is the part i do miss since doing home hemo) Anyway, you are SOOOOOOOOOOo not alone in this.  Post when ya got the time   

[looneytunes]

Hello Viv and welcome to IHD.      I also am a care partner to my hubby who currently is doing in center nocturnal.  Walking has always been a favorite stress reliever of mine too!    I hope to see you posting on the threads. 

[Gerald Lively]

Viv;

Short for Vivian?

I am the husband of a caregiver, meaning, I take all of the care I can get.  Greedy.  Once I wanted a little bell that I could jingle when I wanted something.  Right after that request she began dialing the telephone.

“Who are you calling?” I asked.
“A divorce attorney.”
“No bell?”
“No bell.”

So, I got up and managed to get the subject glass of water myself.  With great relief I find myself off dialysis, but that’s another story.  My wife has since disappeared into a sewing room I built for her before I decided to be a sick person (25 ft x 20 ft).  She has a giant sewing table and at least three machines out there.  She is happy.  I have Auggie the Doggie who’s real talent is licking faces, pulling at my socks and confronting one of our cats before chasing the poor fuzzy feline all over the house.

I used to do the cooking because she cooked our very first meal after we got married.  All she had to do was fill a saucepan with water and drop in the hot dogs, turn on the burner.  She burnt the hot dogs.  I think we were smooching too long in the other room or wherever I caught her.  As caregiver she cooks now.  I’m getting well on her cuisine so she must have learned something. 

For real up to date caregiver information, talk to Boswife.  She is the best.  She knows the personalities around here.  If you look carefully at the photo/avatar, she is the one on the right.

[Jean]

Hello Viv!!!      to IHD, glad to have you with us. I have a dear friend whose name is Vivian, I just call her "V". Glamorous, LOL>