Stories from Caregivers: Janet from LOUISIANA
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Janet
FROM LOUISIANA
Hello my name is Janet, and I used to be my mom's caregiver, but I never got paid for doing the work, which didn't matter that I didn't get paid for doing the work. They had my mom on a waiting list, but they never got to pay me, because she passed away three years ago. I used to do everthing for her including bathing and giving her medicine and cleaning, cooking, and paying her bills. I used to comb her hair and wash her clothes. I miss her. Her name was Etta she was so sweet, but you know everybody have their own ways she is truly missed. We used to have fun together I used to take her to town with me, and we would stop at the grocery store and shop for food for her to eat. I used to put her in a wheel chair and push her around in the store she would pick out everything she wanted to eat. I used to make sure she take her medicine everyday, and take her to the doctor when she needed to go.
