Messing Up

I am my Dad's "go to person" when it comes to his Dialysis machine and informing him of any and all changes that are made. For those who are familiar with Home Peritoneal Dialysis where you do it at home; and, in my Dad's case, he does his dialysis care with the aid of the machine overnight (when he sleeps). Yesterday, there were changes made for my Dad. Instead of his normal usage of 2 bags at night, the PD Nurses had increased my Dad to using 3 bags and I had told my Dad last night to use 2 bags. Then, early this morning, his alarm went off 5 times; and, I only have myself to blame for the alarm going off. I've let myself down because of this; but, most of all I have let my Dad down (even though he may not see it that way). I just can't believe I did that...I am so mad at myself. I try to stay on top of everything and the exhaustion is just kicking me right now.

[FifLove]

The exhaustion of taking care of a loved one, especially on top of everything else in our lives, can overwhelm us. We all make mistakes, especially when exhausted, and unfortunately mistakes still happen even in very serious situations. Sounds like your dad understands. Please try to be good to yourself. He’s okay and you wont let it happen again.