I would not consider myself being 'conscripted' as I decided to adopt 4 Special Needs children, all of whom are now in their 30's. I knew that caring for them would be a life-long care-giving role. Two of these children now live elsewhere as I could not provide the level of care they needed. The two who remain with me are not too difficult, at least on the physical aspect of care. The level of emotional and intellectual care is huge. I think for Three. I do for Three. I still have to brush the teeth for one of the two. I still have to bathe them though one does try to help. Covid-19 has messed up our lives. My sons no longer have Workshop so they are home, with me...24/7. I have no breaks so that is not easy. One of the two is displaying behaviors I had not seen at this level ever. He is angry and cannot understand why nothing is the same. Even still, I try to take them places. It helps a little. I am now also dealing with the recent Covid-19 Positive diagnosis of one of my two daughters. She is also quite Medically Fragile. I can only hope she will not develop symptoms and will get better soon. Despite all this, I just carry on and figure my way along whatever pops up in my life. I stay hopeful that things will eventually get back to normal, even if it is a partial normalcy.
I would not consider myself being 'conscripted' as I decided to adopt 4 Special Needs children, all of whom are now in their 30's. I knew that caring for them would be a life-long care-giving role. Two of these children now live elsewhere as I could not provide the level of care they needed. The two who remain with me are not too difficult, at least on the physical aspect of care. The level of emotional and intellectual care is huge. I think for Three. I do for Three. I still have to brush the teeth for one of the two. I still have to bathe them though one does try to help. Covid-19 has messed up our lives. My sons no longer have Workshop so they are home, with me...24/7. I have no breaks so that is not easy. One of the two is displaying behaviors I had not seen at this level ever. He is angry and cannot understand why nothing is the same. Even still, I try to take them places. It helps a little. I am now also dealing with the recent Covid-19 Positive diagnosis of one of my two daughters. She is also quite Medically Fragile. I can only hope she will not develop symptoms and will get better soon. Despite all this, I just carry on and figure my way along whatever pops up in my life. I stay hopeful that things will eventually get back to normal, even if it is a partial normalcy.