Clarence Jones

And I can only imagine. But, Doctor, I think when you mentioned 3% of us will be involved with caregiving, I think this is a topic that we have to discuss. So I just wanted to put that out there. I mean, I was like, wow. I don't know if you heard me, but anyway. Wow. I know that this is a topic that we have to discuss. And so I just want to thank both of you for being here.

And I can only imagine. But, Doctor, I think when you mentioned 3% of us will be involved with caregiving, I think this is a topic that we have to discuss. So I just wanted to put that out there. I mean, I was like, wow. I don't know if you heard me, but anyway. Wow. I know that this is a topic that we have to discuss. And so I just want to thank both of you for being here.

And, you know, I know that many of our listeners will be listening to what you're saying. How could you stand?

And, you know, I know that many of our listeners will be listening to what you're saying. How could you stand?

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

I think one of the challenges, I want to talk about challenges of caregiving, okay? Because I think that that's one of the things that, you know, you were talking a little bit earlier, you were talking about the various things that they have to take on.

I think one of the challenges, I want to talk about challenges of caregiving, okay? Because I think that that's one of the things that, you know, you were talking a little bit earlier, you were talking about the various things that they have to take on.

One of the reasons I became so involved in this was I heard a story of a family that had a mother who had dementia and she was living with her daughter. And she had a son, but she kept accusing her daughter of stealing her money. And she would tell her son that, and the son would attack the daughter.

One of the reasons I became so involved in this was I heard a story of a family that had a mother who had dementia and she was living with her daughter. And she had a son, but she kept accusing her daughter of stealing her money. And she would tell her son that, and the son would attack the daughter.

I mean, it just got, I mean, I'm sitting here crying basically because I'm seeing the stuff that's going on with these families. I'm like, oh my goodness. And they never realized that it was dementia. It was a disease. I don't think we talk about that. In our community, when people get older, we assume they're going to get grumpy. you know, we just assume you're just going to get grumpy. Okay.

I mean, it just got, I mean, I'm sitting here crying basically because I'm seeing the stuff that's going on with these families. I'm like, oh my goodness. And they never realized that it was dementia. It was a disease. I don't think we talk about that. In our community, when people get older, we assume they're going to get grumpy. you know, we just assume you're just going to get grumpy. Okay.

So my question to you is this, is that understanding all these issues, what kind of communication should we be providing to the community? I mean, you know, we talked about the professional, but The community also needs to understand the issues that are going on. What kind of communications should we be sharing with the community about this issue?

So my question to you is this, is that understanding all these issues, what kind of communication should we be providing to the community? I mean, you know, we talked about the professional, but The community also needs to understand the issues that are going on. What kind of communications should we be sharing with the community about this issue?

Yeah, we acknowledge that this is such a draining and emotional issue. But how do you recover from caregiving burnout? Because I think that, you know, once people hit that particular barrier, just like I was talking about with the with the family before.

Yeah, we acknowledge that this is such a draining and emotional issue. But how do you recover from caregiving burnout? Because I think that, you know, once people hit that particular barrier, just like I was talking about with the with the family before.

Once you hit that particular barrier, there's guilt, there's shame, there's all these other kinds of things that this is my mother and now I'm just like, I don't want to be bothered. You know what I mean? And it's not that you don't want to be bothered, but you don't know what to do. So how do you help people to recover from caregiver burnout?

Once you hit that particular barrier, there's guilt, there's shame, there's all these other kinds of things that this is my mother and now I'm just like, I don't want to be bothered. You know what I mean? And it's not that you don't want to be bothered, but you don't know what to do. So how do you help people to recover from caregiver burnout?

Okay, I want to say something real quick. Give us some helpful data, statistics to help us with this issue. I mean, when you talked about, you know, 30% versus 3%, I mean, like, it shook me a little bit. You know, what other kind of data do we need to know as it relates to this whole issue about family care or data, just so that people can have some kind of an idea?

Okay, I want to say something real quick. Give us some helpful data, statistics to help us with this issue. I mean, when you talked about, you know, 30% versus 3%, I mean, like, it shook me a little bit. You know, what other kind of data do we need to know as it relates to this whole issue about family care or data, just so that people can have some kind of an idea?