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Sometimes, when a family members take
care of a dying person day in and day out, they experience a kind of
burnout. This is something that the dying person's family must watch
for carefully. Relatives and friends can work with a dying person for
only so long before reaching the limits of their endurance. Just as a
body becomes fatigued, so the spirit can be overexposed to the strain,
worry, and anguish that nursing care demands.
In order to minimize the chances of this
happening, people doing the nursing must learn to pace themselves and to
gauge their limits. If, after long periods of taking care of a sick
person, they observe a tendency toward increasing irritation, or chronic
fatigue, or depression, it means that a pause is in order - a day off, a
quick vacation to clear the head, a change of scenery. It doesn't mean
you care less, only that you want to care for the person in the best
way possible.
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