When Maryann Johnson was taking care of her ill husband, he needed a lot of help due to his significant injuries.
“Leg amputation, third degree burns, shoulder replacement, bled out and died three times on the way to the hospital, I was pretty worn out,” she said. “For him it was degrading, humiliating, every emotion in the book. We went through a year with this on our own.”
A good caregiver can be worth their weight in gold, and for good reason. But Johnson went through several before finding the right one. One caregiver didn’t know how to make oatmeal. Another didn’t know the difference between water and orange juice…