Your friend is a caregiver and you don't know how to help...here are 10 tips
1. Don’t say, “What can I do to help?”. Just do it.
2. Remember me before I was a caregiver
3. Please don’t stop including/inviting me. I need to know I am wanted.
4. Don’t try to fix my situation. Don’t stop being the listener you always were.
5. Let me know you think of me – Many days I feel forgotten by the world.
6. Follow my lead – There are times I need to talk. Sometimes I just need to be quiet and know that you’re there with me.
7. Don’t judge me – The house is often a mess. I’m often a mess. Pretend you don’t see it so I can pretend it’s not that bad.
8. Make me laugh – I spend so much time crying I forget how it feels to laugh.
9. Surprise me now and again – I don’t get many surprises, at least not the good kind.
10. Don’t pity me. Don’t feel sorry for me. If you’re lucky, you’ll care for your parents someday, too.
Adapted from http://www.caregiverstress.com/2015/02/10-rules-for-being-a-caregiver%E2%80%99s-friend/
