It is a toxic combination that can be devastating for patients — and for caretakers, too.
found that 56% of family caregivers reported that COVID-19 has made caregiving more emotionally difficult.
In early December, the week before her final exams, Lopez was stunned to learn that her mother had contracted COVID-19. She found herself both fearing for her mother and grandmother, and that the illness might again disrupt her ability to finish school. “What if I can’t finish [finals] again?… And that’s not even the worst part,” Lopez managed between sobs.
Lopez started noticing little things. “I would give her her medication, and then she would ask for another one a few minutes later. When I left, she had periods of time where she would call us every five minutes, because she didn’t remember she had just called.” When the family brought it up to the doctor, he recommended physical therapy for her knee. Lopez and Ponce-Bobadilla attributed the frequent calling to attachment anxiety.
Two months later, the pandemic hit and classes were moved online. Ponce started falling again — and the neurologist explained that her brain had stopped transmitting signals to her legs to work and that she would need a wheelchair moving forward. Lopez resolved to move back home to help with caregiving.
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