Tag Archives: caregiver roles

THE WORST PATIENT/DIFFICULT FAMILY?

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Amy Getter

Nurses, not infrequently, have been labeled (very often by other nurses) as “the worst patients; the difficult family member”.  Here’s a couple reasons why: nurses invariably assume the role of caregiver in both their careers AND their lives.  They historically … Continue reading →

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GIFTS OF LOVE

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Amy Getter

Before setting out on my lengthy road trip to an outlying area of the county, I had received the warning that the spouse was a“curmudgeon”.  He had been overly harsh and grumpy with the staff that only yesterday had him signing forms … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER DAY TO LISTEN

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Amy Getter

I re-read something I had written years ago, after the death of my mother.  It was titled, “Not just the daughter”, and I remembered the first-hand experience I had, as a family member, of hospice persons presenting themselves as the expert, and myself … Continue reading →

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ON BEING CURIOUS

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Amy Getter

Someone once gave me a good piece of advice: remain curious. Never stop having an interest in someone’s story.  There are surprises when we least expect them! I recently met a woman, frail and insignificant seeming, living in a trailer, who had traveled the … Continue reading →

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REGRETS

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Amy Getter

Is it actually possible to live a life without regret? I like to think so: at least to have only minor, insignificant regret. I watched Sally dying slowly, with her daughter providing most of her care as her needs increased incrementally over many … Continue reading →

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A THIN PLACE

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Amy Getter

 In the Celtic tradition, a thin place is the meeting of something spiritual with our earthly time, a glimpse of the divine…Heaven and earth kiss each other.  Where two worlds intermingle, something happens; inexplicable, sacred and people describe a sense … Continue reading →

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