How do you stay awake and alert?!
Question:
How do you stay awake and alert?
He is ok but now I take care of him. Its only his first day out of the hospital and Im already exhausted! He broke his femur, so he cant barely even get into bed, none the less walk to the bathroom and stuff like that.
I have to work ALOT in order to pay for the bills while he is out of work.
What can I do to stay alert? As Im sitting on the couch I find myself just falling over asleep. I have to play the role of the housewife and mother and nurse and work full time. Besides taking drugs, what can I do in order to stay alert and awake so I can take care of him? I dont want to fall asleep at the wheel like he did!
Answers:
If 'he' was driving he is old enough to know that you are overworked and need your rest.
Call on family and friends to come 'sit' with him while you are at work. Talk with the doctor about getting him home health care (and see if your insurance or the state will pay).