I needed to go out. Make a purchase. Run an errand. Something normal.
But every time I closed the door, I felt the same worry.
What if something happens while I'm gone? What if today is the day she falls?
For a long time, I thought the solution was to always be present. Over time, I understood that wasn't possible either.
You can't be in two places at once. Nobody can. And demanding that of yourself will break you.
What you can do is take steps to make the times you're not there a little less risky. Adapt the environment. Establish routines. And in some cases, add protection that's there even when you can't be.
Many caregivers tell us the same thing: it doesn't eliminate the worry, but it reduces it. And when you've been living with that underlying tension for months, reducing it is already a lot.
The SafeSeniors protective helmet is designed for those moments. The ones you can't control. So that closing the door hurts a little less.
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