Why I'm perceived as insensitive.

We Alzheimer care-givers too often end up bent and twisted because we don't accept what's happening. Some never do. But for those of us that do, it makes for more comfortable living. Gives us more peace of mind. More opportunity to love. Those who don't accept often end up hating. Hating their patient. Hating themselves. Hating life, period. And that's sad. This world is filled with unwilling care-givers that hate. Hate just about everything. But mostly, it's their fate that they hate. They start to think that life is unfair. They feel sorry for themselves. They find it impossible to be happy. And they hate to see other people that are happy. The contrast makes them feel even worse. And I really don't have an answer for their woes -- other than get over it. That's why I'm perceived as insensitive. And maybe I am. --Jim Broede