Through the Eyes of the Blind

In some states the disabled is permitted to live in your home with you however, the amount of hours are divided up between the total amount of people living within your home from age approximately twelve and up. That time is deducted from the entitled hours and you can end up with less than an hour per day paid care for the care of your family member or friend.

The problem is the disabled need quality time that is not paid for and most of us Care Givers with families to care for and day to day problems get into the bad habit of just doing our jobs but not giving them the quality time they need. That’s when they become depressed and spend a great deal of time crying and the Care Giver never knew it because they had already left to take care of their own daily things.

I was guilty of this twice over and never understood why my mom and dad were so depressed all the time. Even though it was hard on me to watch them deteriorate over the years it is even worse to realize I hadn’t given them the quality time they needed just to be with me or the whole family they loved so much before passing from this world. How can I ever ask their forgiveness when they aren’t here? All I can do now is ask God’s forgiveness of my thoughtlessness of my loved ones.

I am writing this to inform and remind all people everywhere that your family and friends will only be here for a short time, make every moment count for the good. Give them quality time with you and your family. If it takes a little longer to get somewhere or even if your family member has a habit of making you feel embarrassed take them anyway and find ways of turning something you feel as bad into something really good; it can be done if you really care about them. Remember they like most people fear the unknown and their disabilities scare them.