It helps with more detailed answers. For example if you ask about the possibility of mom having cataract surgery and that is the only info in your question you will get answers that it is a pretty easy surgery and the recovery is not a problem. HOWEVER if in your profile you mention that that mom is 90 years old and has dementia and is bedbound that would give you an entirely different set of answers.
Completing a profile can sometimes make the answers you get more complete. If I ever answer a q1uestion and there is no profile or other information I will comment and then add that more information might garner better or more complete answers.
The downside - at least for me - for "putting up a profile" is that if you ever want to ask a question that's not related to what you mentioned on your profile, some responders will still tie the two together. Probably the same responders who like digging through your previously asked questions and linking them to your current question, related or not.
True, but I've personally only seen this happen when the OP puts up duplicate or nearly identical questions, or when we are seeking missing info for context between 2 related posts by the same OP. Sometimes responders don't read all the existing answers... I'm guilty of that sometimes. Some OPs give TMI. I'm thinking about ones that are one continuous ream of words with no punction filling the maximum word count, then overflows into the Post Reply box, like a verbal vomit or a thought hairball.
It gives us context for your situation: - who you are caring for, their age, their cognitive or medical problems, your relationship/histrionics with them, whether they have a history of mental illness or abusiveness, their financial situation - whether your LO lives with you, you with them, elsewhere, a facility, independently, etc. - recent activity in the caregiving arrangement - challenges you face and wish to improve - your age, your health, your caregiving preferences (as in "do not want to" or "i want to keep doing it") - whether you or someone else has PoA for your LO; or none at all. - what state you and LO live in, country, county - other players (their spouse, siblings,adult children, etc)
All this information is helpful for us to give you the best and more personalized answers and insights. We're not snoopy but we all know that nearly no 2 caregiving circumstances are the same.
Roger, it tells a little about you and who you are caregiving, is the reason people request it. Otherwise we are left with a ton of questions. Which is fine, too. I myself am not the slightest concerned. I find your questions pretty easy to understand and address.
Don't worry about it. If you don't wish to tell us a bit about yourself you can remain my special "mystery man".
Go up to your avatar in the blue timeline up top on the far right. Click on it. Then a menu drops down with choices. Explore them all, but for profile just click on that word. Pretty self-explanatory when you get there. This is also where you can send and receive private messages.
So that you can receive more helpful responses for the situation you are dealing with. I mean this as no offense but your initial input here has been piecemeal and the kind and helpful responders who have been on this site for a long time have tried to figure out in a more exact manner what you are up against such as the living situation you are enduring. If you don't fully provide that in a single post then the alternative is to look at your profile. It certainly is not mandatory but a suggestion to provide you with advice.
For example if you ask about the possibility of mom having cataract surgery and that is the only info in your question you will get answers that it is a pretty easy surgery and the recovery is not a problem.
HOWEVER if in your profile you mention that that mom is 90 years old and has dementia and is bedbound that would give you an entirely different set of answers.
Completing a profile can sometimes make the answers you get more complete.
If I ever answer a q1uestion and there is no profile or other information I will comment and then add that more information might garner better or more complete answers.
- who you are caring for, their age, their cognitive or medical problems, your relationship/histrionics with them, whether they have a history of mental illness or abusiveness, their financial situation
- whether your LO lives with you, you with them, elsewhere, a facility, independently, etc.
- recent activity in the caregiving arrangement
- challenges you face and wish to improve
- your age, your health, your caregiving preferences (as in "do not want to" or "i want to keep doing it")
- whether you or someone else has PoA for your LO; or none at all.
- what state you and LO live in, country, county
- other players (their spouse, siblings,adult children, etc)
All this information is helpful for us to give you the best and more personalized answers and insights. We're not snoopy but we all know that nearly no 2 caregiving circumstances are the same.
Otherwise we are left with a ton of questions. Which is fine, too. I myself am not the slightest concerned. I find your questions pretty easy to understand and address.
Don't worry about it. If you don't wish to tell us a bit about yourself you can remain my special "mystery man".