The Cared For
"Well, if I want to make things easy and comfortable
for everybody, the only thing I should do is die. And having George participate
in my care and having other people do the same, calls me into life. It
says, despite your losses, despite your limitations, you belong here with
us and we want you to stay." -- Nancy Mairs
Most family caregivers feel that no one can care for their loved one as well as they. They are often right. Family caregiving can bring physicial, emotional and spiritual solace. It can infuse new meaning into lives altered by chronic disease and, as life winds down, can ease the transition to whatever comes next.
Forum Those who are being cared for are an important part of the caregiving partnership. They can help make the experience successful, both for themselves and for their caregivers.
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From the Program
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Nancy A successful
writer is stricken with MS and finds a new perspective and mission
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Bill A physician's honeymoon fades as Alzheimer's makes an early appearance. |
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Mattie A family unites to support its matriarch.
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Don Don's partner provides the long-term caregiving AIDS requires. |
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Kathy Her partner helps her deal with AIDS and other after-effects of a 1996 rape.
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