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my doctoral advisor came down with, and this was years ago, came down with early onset Alzheimer's. And he was a young man. And I remember distinctly going over to his house and his wife was helping to basically feed him. And She, on all the cabinets in the kitchen, they were labeled. They were labeled, and some were locked.

And I remember leaving the house with her, and she just cried in my arms, just cried. And she said, you don't understand, and I didn't. I couldn't empathize. I could sympathize.

And I remember leaving the house with her, and she just cried in my arms, just cried. And she said, you don't understand, and I didn't. I couldn't empathize. I could sympathize.

with um just what i was seeing and what she was what she was going through the takeaway for our listening audience is be aware of that for people that you know and be around to provide support check in every once in a while hey can i come over and help with something because i really do think that that's important the other thing i thought i'd bring up and maybe you guys can respond to is um

with um just what i was seeing and what she was what she was going through the takeaway for our listening audience is be aware of that for people that you know and be around to provide support check in every once in a while hey can i come over and help with something because i really do think that that's important the other thing i thought i'd bring up and maybe you guys can respond to is um

Long distance coordination. So, all right. So let's just say, for instance, you know, a father is really sick. And one of them happens, one of the kids is here. The other one is in some other place in the United States. How do you kind of coordinate so that you decrease burden and you decrease stress. Yeah. Do you, do you face that or have you faced that Lisa or Terry? Have you seen that?

Long distance coordination. So, all right. So let's just say, for instance, you know, a father is really sick. And one of them happens, one of the kids is here. The other one is in some other place in the United States. How do you kind of coordinate so that you decrease burden and you decrease stress. Yeah. Do you, do you face that or have you faced that Lisa or Terry? Have you seen that?

Lisa, go ahead.

Lisa, go ahead.

Or you don't have to repeat the story 20 times.

Or you don't have to repeat the story 20 times.

Yeah. It's easy to it's easy to kind of think that way. But like you said, unless you're in the trenches, don't tell me. Lisa, you had a comment.

Yeah. It's easy to it's easy to kind of think that way. But like you said, unless you're in the trenches, don't tell me. Lisa, you had a comment.

So, you know, one thing I, I tell just the patients, I see these orthopedic patients is, you know, oftentimes they're given a nurse triage number to call and, if you have a question and I tell them just call. Don't wait until you have 10 questions because I said the reason why is that when you hang up after getting the answer for that one call, you'll feel better.

So, you know, one thing I, I tell just the patients, I see these orthopedic patients is, you know, oftentimes they're given a nurse triage number to call and, if you have a question and I tell them just call. Don't wait until you have 10 questions because I said the reason why is that when you hang up after getting the answer for that one call, you'll feel better.

So for caregivers, I recommend the same thing. Don't wait until your stressful question list is, you know, you have 100 questions. Call anytime you have a question. It's better because you'll feel better when you hang up. Last thoughts. Lisa.

So for caregivers, I recommend the same thing. Don't wait until your stressful question list is, you know, you have 100 questions. Call anytime you have a question. It's better because you'll feel better when you hang up. Last thoughts. Lisa.

That's the key is knowing that there's resource help and hopefully support help from people that care about you as well. Clarence.

That's the key is knowing that there's resource help and hopefully support help from people that care about you as well. Clarence.

It's a tough subject. It really is because I see many people kind of thrust into it. And it's just like, oh my God, I've got to go take care of a loved one. Excuse me, I have a job. What the heck am I going to do here? So, I mean, there's a lot of balancing that needs to be done. But know this, that people are successful in doing it.