Just need someone to understand how I feel,can we talk?My state doesn't provide financial, emotional, or physical help. I am depressed, lonely, broke, and lost. I've been improvising for so long.I have tried looking on line for support groups but just find blogs for complaining about the personality of the person they're caring for. I need tips on how to keep my spirits up and dealing with this by myself.
I have Googled for other sites on caregiving support. This is the Best that I found. So, here I stay.
Financial - can you try Medicaid? It's a long process, that you may be rejected several times, but if you're persistent, you might eventually be approved.
Emotional - Welcome to AC!
Physical - hmmm... any informal senior citizen program in your area? Very very difficult. Can you try calling your mother's clinic and ask if there is any program or group that they can recommend? Or call the hospital if they know of any program. I think the medical community would know this best because they deal with each other a lot.
I just browsed through the Caregiver Support tab, and found many good articles on how to recognize and find help for caregiver burnout. Please check them out, as they will give you some reliable sources of help. It's a good start, and will supplement whatever we can offer you with our words of encouragement.
Beyond that, have you tried counseling with your religious mentor (priest/pastor/rabbi,etc.)? There may be ministry groups in your congregation that would be happy to help out with your Mom and give you some respite time to yourself.
It would also be helpful to us if you could give more details about the circumstances you are dealing with regarding you and your Mom, so we can give you some relevant suggestions. Feel free to vent as much as you like!