Are you a SLICK caregiver?

SLICK: to make smooth; to make smart, neat etc.; adept (highly skilled, an expert); clever

Let’s break it down even further…
Strengths
Limitations
Information
Comforts
Kind

Your strengths might be that you are creative, patient, financially savvy, organized, medically knowledgeable, good at problem solving…

Your limitations might be that you are NOT creative, NOT particularly patient, NOT financially savvy, NOT organized, NOT medically knowledgeable, NOT good at problem solving…

The key here is knowing what you can focus on as a primary caregiver and what areas you might be able to seek support for and to delegate to others who might be better suited to manage tasks that would other leave you feeling lost and overwhelmed by.

Something else you should do as a “SLICK” caregiver is be informed. The more information you have regarding your loved one’s illness or disease, as well as the range of support services available in your community, the better you become able to make informed decisions and respond wisely particularly if faced with a crisis and you’re forced to make quick decisions.

With all that you do to care for your loved one, you must also be certain to care for yourself. What are your comforts? Everyone is different and what one person might find soothing and nurturing someone else might not. So know thy self and take care of thy self. Here might be some clues:
Finally, in all that you do for your loved one (and yourself) seek to do in the spirit of kindness. As said by Mark Twain, “kindness is the language that blind people can see and deaf people can hear”.

Peace and love,
Lori