How Can You Support Caregivers? (Monday Moment ep. 359)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

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🗓️ 17 May 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Commitment is an act, not a word. - Jean-Paul Sartre

Last week I saw first-hand the selflessness and commitment of caregiving from two shining examples. In addition to watching my mom prepare my dad for surgery, I interviewed Richard Lui, NBC News journalist who was prepared to put his 30-year career on hold to care for his father with Alzheimer’s.

Today, let’s recognize that the work of a committed caregiver can be wildly isolating and absolutely exhausting. Let’s let them know we are aware of all they do and inspired by their love in action. Even more, let’s choose to ask how we can assist them.

[Tune into my conversation with Richard Lui on Live Inspired Podcast ep. 358 to hear us celebrate the hidden joys and gifts within caregiving.]

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0:00.0	Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to Live Inspired Monday morning moments with John O'Leary.
0:17.2	I record these so that you and I can begin our weeks in awe.
0:25.6	And you know it's coming on fire with a burst of inspiration. So let's begin today with a quote, commitment is an act, not a word.
0:31.6	For those of you taking notes at home, you may want to write that one down because we're coming back to it at the end.
0:36.6	Commitment is an act.
0:39.8	Not a word.
0:41.4	We all understand the need to be fully committed to achieve things that matter in life.
0:46.5	But the exacting work required and the selfless love demanded, those things are often overlooked.
0:53.0	Last week, I saw firsthand the transformational power
0:56.0	of being fully committed. I love you, baby. And with those words, she bent down, put on his seatbelt
1:04.2	kissed him, and shut the car door. My mother then turned, walked over to me. She gave me a hug. She thanked me before going back inside the house to get much needed rest. This interaction took place early last Friday for my parents. It had already been a very long morning preparing for dads 5.30 a.m. scheduled surgery leading up to the surgery, I asked mom if there was anything I
1:31.4	could do for dad, and she refused. And then she refused when I asked again. And then she refused
1:37.2	when I asked another time. But eventually, she relented and she accepted the help of allowing me
1:41.8	to take dad downtown for the surgery.
1:48.0	On the morning of that surgery, dad had already got him out of bed.
1:49.9	He slid into his wheelchair.
1:51.3	He used the bathroom.
1:52.0	He showered.
1:52.5	He shaved.
1:53.1	He dressed.
1:55.2	And he'd readied himself for the day.
1:57.6	Not yet five in the morning. He was seated in the front hall ready to roll when I arrived.
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