SEC17 WK:#5: caring for aged and dependent relatives in the family
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Hello friends
Most times no one wants to be in the state of life where he depends on other people to live life
Family has a responsibility of bringing people together, protecting and providing for them. As time goes on some family members starts aging and some even fall ill. At this point they need us to standup for them at all times.
Dependent relatives are those our family members that needs our help to keep living, these relatives sometimes are called dependent because they can no longer do things for themselves. Things like working to earn a living, bathing, feeding and caring for themselves.
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Other times age makes them dependent while some other times either sickness or accident made them dependent. In my case, the dependent relative I had was made dependent due to age.
I come from a family where my Dad is the first child and first son of the family. He got married on time before most of his siblings as it is the tradition of his hometown.
After many years, age began to tell on his parents, my grand parents, so my Dad made it a point of duty to always travel home with us like three times a year to go visit my parents and spend time with them.
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My grandpa became sick and needed special care. I loved my grandma so much because he always told us stories, he was a great spiritual man full of experience. Because of my love for him, I decided to care for him while he was sick.
Whenever I travel home I spent time with him caring for him, because he is a man, I was not allowed to bath him, but I did every other thing like feed him, clean him up, help him run errands and many other things you can think of.
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My grandpa suffered stroke for while and was strong during that time, I was so tasking for all the family members, my parents, uncles and Aunties but guess what? Some of my aunt's and uncles didn't spend as much time as I did with my grandpa.
At every slightest school holidays I had, I would make a request to my parents that they send me home to be with my grand parents. My grandma couldn't do much for my grandpa because she was aged too only that she was not sick. I would spend time keep them company until it was time for me to go back to my parents.
In the morning,I will wake my grandpa up, boil hot water for him to bath, while he is at, I would start preparing his breakfast. Once breakfast is ready, I take him out from his room and bring him out to an open space where he would eat. As he is eating, I would clean up his room, open the windows and doors for ventilation.
After his breakfast, we would gist for a long time, but I make sure he takes his drugs. After that, I allow him sleep for a while while I make his afternoon meal. His dinner comes by 8pm.
I looked after my grandpa until he passed on at age 92. I did all I did for my grandpa out of joy not because I was forced. I loved my grandpa because he inspired me a great deal, so standing by him at his low moment was no issue to me.
Every one loved my grandpa, he was loveable and he was very influential, although he is dead but he is still one of the popular persons in my hometown.
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That was a selfless sacrifice, not everyone has the patience to take care of aged people. You did yours with love that was why taking care of your grandpa was seamless.
I'm sure he must have blessed you for all you did for him.
Hello dear friend 👋🏻
It is good to know your family side and I am happy to read that I always take care of your grandfather with great affection, I really liked reading your participation.
Success in the challenge 🤞🏻
Many blessings..🙏🏻
Me alegra que tu padre se haya preocupado por tus abuelos trasladándose todos a visitarlos para compartir tiempo con ellos y atenderlos.
Es maravilloso que te hayas dedicado a cuidar de tu abuelo y disfrutar de sus hermosas historias y su experiencia... Pasar cada vacaciones escolares junto a ellos para colaborarles en todo lo que pudiera es un gran gesto de amor y agradecimiento.
Fue un gusto leerte. Saludos y bendiciones.
Assalam Alaikum dear friend I hope you are well this contest I found very beautiful because in it people have prepared a post very lovingly about respecting and caring for your elders in which you I have also mentioned about your grandfather. Grandfather is a great blessing in the house. When I opened my eyes in the world, my grandfather had already passed away. I never saw my grandfather Abu, but I remember him very much. They say that if my grandfather was Abu, he would have loved us a lot, but yes, my grandmother gave us a lot of love, the most love my grandmother gave me and before she died, she put her hand in my hand. 😭😭
I still miss my grandmother a lot, every time I see her picture in my mobile, I get tears in my eyes, but I always pray for her, may Allah grant her a high place in Jannat al-Firdus. Ameen, I also cared for my grandmother a lot. Hearing and reading your story brought tears to my eyes because grandmothers and grandfathers are a great blessing to the family and only those of us who don't have this blessing know this. 😭
It is very good that you take care of your grandfather and love him so much, I would say that you should take care of your grandfather and grandmother as long as they are alive, love them and feed them. Feed them whenever they are sick visit them and pray for them because I also love my grandmother very much and used to take care of her a lot when she was alive I used to bathe her. used to feed them, cleaned them and loved them very much but when she left this world, I felt as if I would also leave this world but still my family members explained to me that one's human Our life does not end. Best wishes for you dear. 😍🤗
Best Regards 😍
Maryam Nadeem
Hello dear, it is as you say, no one wants to depend on another, but many times as a result of advanced age many family members become dependent and that is when family members must take charge but with a lot of love and respect towards that being who gave it in their youth. everything to move the family forward. Greetings.
Aging is one unavoidable stage of in which one who once independent becomes dependent. Caring for the aged is like making a bed one will still lie on and this should come with commitment and selflessness.
That was a wonderful piece and thanks for the invite, good luck!
@ruthjoe
I really enjoyed watching you tell everything about your family and one of the things you said that I like the most in this entire post is that families exist to take care of each other. It is made so that he may take good care of every member, deal with him kindly and serve his elders. Will give good time to family.
Best Regards
@alisha-khan