Describe The Obstacles Of Being A Caregiver

Sometimes living with someone with a serious illness can be immensely difficult and both physically and emotionally draining for those who directly care for the person with the illness . A caregiver faces many obstacles while caring for their loved ones. Like whether or not they are even able to afford to care for this family member in the near or far future. Being a caregiver is very demanding. Many times they have to put their lives aside for who they are caring for , for example, maybe the caregiver has a school or work schedule, where in some circumstances the person who they are caring for needs around the clock care and they are the only one able to do so. Therefore, the caregiver would have to put their plans aside in order to accommodate to their patients’ needs. Another way it is highly demanding is that it might call for late nights and early mornings, which means lack of sleep. Placing them in a less than optimal state. An example of how being a caregiver is high demanding is with late nights and early mornings is by what the person they are caring for may require in order for their very survival. …show more content…
Another way it may affect family members is the lack of communication. When it is all about the patient the caregiver tends to forget about the family that does not fully depend on them to live, because their main priority is their patient.This may end up leading to lack of communication and loss of some relationships. The loss of energy may also affect the family. When being a caregiver is so high demanding including long hours, lack of sleep, and many appointments a caregiver may get extremely exhausted. With the caregivers being extremely exhausted, it gives them less energy to focus on family and relationships, for example,to go to family functions or have a date with their spouse which would affect their families