I Cannot Picture Life Without My Caregiver. She's Better Than Family.
Phyliss is 85. Her husband had Parkinson's. The caregiver MCM sent for him is now the person Phyliss can't imagine living without.
- Parkinson's
- Spousal Care
- Companion Care
- Grief and Care After Loss
- Long-Term Care
How their care changed
Before MCM
- Phyliss cared for her husband alone, and letting anyone else in felt impossible.
“When they first came, it was very strange for me. My husband and I were married and totally and completely attached. So having someone take care of him was difficult for me. I never left the house in ten years except to go to the doctor.”
With MCM
- The team cared for her husband and, she says, looked after her too.
“Their service was a lifesaver for me. I was never without someone, I was never alone. They took and loved my husband. They showed him respect and love. If they couldn't come, there was always someone that was sent.”
Why MCM mattered
She was carrying her husband's care alone.
For ten years Phyliss rarely left his side. Letting MCM in was, in her words, "very strange for me," but the team eased that, even caring for her while the men cared for her husband at night.
Every caregiver earned her trust.
Phyliss didn't grade on a curve. "All of the people were more than qualified and everyone that helped my husband, I would recommend individually, that's how competent they were."
The relationship outlasted her husband.
When he died two years ago, Phyliss refused to lose the caregiver she'd come to love. "The lady that took care of my husband, I didn't want to lose her... I took her with me when I moved into my daughter's house." She remains an MCM client today, for her own care.
They stayed close after the loss.
"When I lost my husband, they came to the funeral cemetery. And I still hear from one or two."
“Having this nurse from Medical Consultants has been like my mother giving birth to my sister, although she takes better care and is more loving than my sister. I could not picture my life without her. She's better than family at times, so I consider her my family.”
Phyliss Filderman · Philadelphia · became a client herself after her husband's passing
Caring for a spouse with Parkinson's or another progressive condition?
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