The Caregiver/Pain Patient Relationship~
The caregiver and the pain patient’s relationship what it entails. It’s not just a struggle for the person living in pain and being cared for, because when your health gets so severe and you need someone to come along side you and be your caretaker, you may feel like your loosing yourself, your independence, and that’s not what a caretaker is trying to take from you. Just coming alongside you and offering their help. It is also a magnitude of a struggle for the caretaker, sometimes they do not understand the extent of our illness, and they cannot feel what we feel. I see the patient or loved one/ caretaker relationship as a two way street. The caretaker cares for the one in pain, while the one who suffers in pain needs to help their caretaker understand what it’s like to be a chronic pain patient. Many caretakers do not have the full knowledge of what it will involve, so do your best to be patient with them, which is tough at times when the caret...