The Delta Doctrine (Chapter Excerpt)

Welcome to the audiobook of hope for the caregiver, written by Peter Rosenberger radio host and 30 year caregiver.

This audiobook is narrated by the author Peter Rosenberger for more info visit caregivers with hope.com chapter 2 the Delta doctrine was this from Aretha Franklin and Ted White don't take too much IQ to see what you doing to me you better think that from the blues Brothers. I think she sing that song was a good movie.

One day while flying to Atlanta on Delta Air Lines and everything leaps through Atlanta, Delta, I discovered the flight attendant state. The best advice for caregivers all day long. Listen to this. In the unlikely event of the loss of cabin pressure oxygen masks will drop from the ceiling securely plays your mask on first before helping anyone next to you who may need assistance with the Lord that that small directive which I called the Delta doctrine contains applicable wisdom for so many circumstances, but probably not as poignant as for those of us serving as a caregiver for chronically ill or disabled love one, compassion and love often mistakenly lead us to hold her own breath while we try to help someone else breathe.

Once we make the decision. It's only a matter of time before we found ourselves gasping for air and if were unable to breathe. How can we help anyone else.

Many of America 65 million caregivers desperately try to assist a vulnerable level and while growing dangerously close to blacking out themselves. Grabbing the mass verse is not a sign of selfishness, but rather the whisper of wisdom. Unfortunately, that soft voice is hard to hear over the often deafening cries of someone we love those who push the wheelchair serve as the critical team player for a suffering patient.

Sadly, too many caregivers don't know how to create a sustainable care structure for themselves simply getting sleep and eating a proper diet is not enough. Caregivers must remain healthy physically, financially, emotionally, professionally and spiritually. But staying healthy is impossible. If we don't reach for the mask first help is available, but caregivers must be willing to accept that help while tuning out the fear and sometimes the panic that can consume us during highly stressful moments on a plane, one must simply reach for the mass that dangles for caregivers. However, reaching for help is different. Most of the conflicts that caregivers experience involve relationship dynamics if the patient is bleeding or injured, then it is a medical crisis, and that involves a different set of skills and needs generally referred to as triage caregiving scenarios that strain the bonds of friends, family and marriage could benefit from emotional triage since the one who suffers will by definition, probably not be providing leadership in those areas, it's up to the caregivers to ensure their own safety and well-being justice. Paramedics trained to care for an agitated and sometimes even violent.

Patient caregivers can learn to protect their own emotional safety and peace of mind with the turbulence of caregiving hits.

I found three simple things that help me make healthy and positive decisions in high stress moments wait water and walk. With this weight, take a moment before responding. Regardless if the culprit is dementia drugs are you just love one behaving badly. Let's start with weight weight, take a moment before responding. Regardless if the culprit is dementia, drugs, or just your love one behaving badly all types of emotional tug-of-war's seem to be happening simultaneously while caregiving if you pick up the rope and involve yourself in the tug-of-war one of two things will happen, you will win and end up on your rear or you will lose and end up on your face, don't pick up the rope simply wait before responding. Rarely do you have to apologize or make amends for something you didn't say breathe slowly inhale four seconds Excel 8 seconds until you feel yourself growing calmer. No stress and anger are toxic for good decisions.

We've got to breathe a little slower and settle ourselves down, drink some cool water. It will buy you time to think more clearly avoid sugary drinks or even coughing and instead grab a bottle or glass of water. Your body needs water.

Your brain needs water from five blood pressure to fatigue. Water helps a myriad of issues.

A tanked up brain functions better drink to think walk caregiving creates extreme stress. So when things are bouncing off the walls.

Take a few moments to put on some comfortable shoes and walk off some of that tension by doing so you are truly putting on the mask first getting better oxygen to your body and brain and bleeding off anxiety walking immediately helps facilitate calmness, settling yourself down allows you to bring your a game to the caregiving scenario wait water walk cost little or nothing, but can instantly help a caregiver make better decisions. Calm down and feel more at peace.

These are the initial steps of the Delta doctrine. Put your mask on first is the most responsible and caring steps in your efforts to help others in doing so, the patient gets a healthier confident, stronger, and more self-control. Caregiver who can provide leadership while offering love