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Lee Woodruff is a freelance
writer and public relations
executive. She and her husband, Bob
Woodruff, are the authors of In an
Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love
and Healing, The New York Times
best-selling book about their
family’s difficult journey during
Bob’s critical injury in Iraq while
anchoring a broadcast for ABC News.
Lee and Bob have also established
the Bob Woodruff Family Fund for
Traumatic Brain Injury to raise
money to assist members of the
military with cognitive
rehabilitation and other care needs.
Editor-in-Chief Gary Barg’s
interview with Lee sheds a light on
this dedicated care advocate. Gary: It has
been a few years since Bob was
injured in Iraq. How is he doing? Lee
Woodruff:
Bob is doing
amazing and his
recovery is
miraculous; but
as miraculous as
it is, it was
also hard work,
as anybody knows
who is
caregiving
someone or going
through any kind
of
rehabilitation
or recovery. It
is day-to-day
and some days
are better than
other days...continued
Take
care Gary Barg Who doesn’t feel overwhelmed sometimes by the
bustle of the holiday season? Add to that the
responsibility of caring for a frail elderly loved
one, and burnout is simply a concept waiting to
become reality...continued
We all know that Holidays can be a very stressful time
just in living an ordinary family life. There is much
confusion with the hustle and bustle of preparing for extra
company, fixing special meals and playing the host while
trying to also enjoy the whole experience ourselves...continued A hedge row
stitches suede sky to prairie
patches. My mom, 81, has been staying in an
assisted living place off and on for a year, due to several
surgeries and physical therapies. She was staying with
my husband and me between surgeries. The state has
been paying for most of her expenses for the last four
months. That is coming to an end because she still
owns a house that has been reverse mortgaged twice.
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The
Lee Woodruff Interview
A Partner in Care
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
I brake for a
weathered, red truck and read
the “eat beef” bumper sticker.
My pulse slows as Public Radio
plays Jesu, Joy of Man’s
Desiring...continued
She does not want to live with us because she does not like
the big city and wants to move back home. She is in
need of 24/7 care. I have brothers in the coastal town
where her home is, but they do not want to be her caregiver
unless they are able to move in with her and have her
support them, plus being paid. They have not worked for
years and their caregiving is not the same as mine.
My husband and I want her to live with us. She has her
own furnished room and private bathroom. I will be retiring
the first of the year, so I could care for her. Her
house is 120 miles away, so it’s not easy to drive back and
forth on a regular basis.
She has a lot of medical
conditions and visits the doctors regularly. My
brothers in the past did not go in to see the doctors with
mom. She gets confused and doesn’t remember what the
doctors say to her, so it’s imperative that someone
accompany her.
Mom's house needs a lot of work
before she can safely live there--wiring, floor rot, and
plumbing problems. The house needs to be liquidated and on
the market, we all know; but after living there 40 years,
Mom has a lot of stuff and wants top dollar if we sell her
things.
Do you have any suggestions for me or know
where I can turn? I have not joined a caregiving group
here…perhaps that’s where I should start.
Sandy
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