My patient, let’s call her Maggie, is getting more sleep, feeling lighter, finding the energy to face each day. The remedy that helped is one for caretakers, sick with grief and exhausted from cumulative stress. While Maggie speaks with a counsellor and is hoping to fit exercise into her difficult day, none of this helps the way the remedy has done, she tells me.
She’s looking after her husband with a degenerative disease that he will die from. He loses coordination and falls, his hands shake when he writes, he mumbles and his thinking is slow. The drugs he takes to support him seem to dull him. Maggie is tired. It’s a one-way spiral. Down.
Caretakers have a difficult role, one that is often undervalued. There are physical tasks -support with the daily routine of bathing, dressing, preparing of meals, doing the housework. Then there is management of medicines, of finances and provision of transport to see doctors or therapists. Finally, there is the emotional support that the patient may need.
These responsibilities take their toll; if a patient becomes more debilitated, the burden increases. A caretaker can reach a state of exhaustion, feel overwhelmed on emotional and physical planes. Homeopathy offers a gentle long-lasting solution.
Cocculus addresses the worry about others’ health, treats the sadness and mental heaviness. It may be what you need if you are in a care-taker role.
Get in touch to tell me how you are getting on. I will tell you how homeopathy can help.
