Introduction: A Cancer Guide Part lll
Fear of being thought ignorant or pushy has kept many people from asking their doctors about alternative treatments for cancer.
Introduction: A Cancer Guide Part lV
- Disability - Accessability - Mobility
- Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
- Long Term Care
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
Time along with demonstrations of love, understanding and affection by your partner and family should help you work through your feelings about your changed body image.
Introduction: A Cancer Guide Part V
Some cancer patients live alone and some feel they have no one to live for. This increases loneliness and can make the will to live seem a bitter irony.
A Tail Of Love
- Death and Dying
- End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
- Grief and Bereavement
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
The finally weeks of a dog’s owner caring for her mother will inspire and touch you.
Prayer For A Loved One’s Recovery To No Avail
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
- Wellness
A sharing of how faith influences the caregiver’s perspective on life, including guilt, trust, and confidence. An exercise of thought on these issues is included.
Coping With Grief
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Death and Dying
- Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
- Eldercare
- Grief and Bereavement
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Wellness
I address this article to those of you who are the remaining spouse, having placed your loved one into a care facility. This is a personal story discussing and affirming the feelings experienced by caregivers of Alzheimers patients.
Isolation
Isolation is a big part of caregiving. Society seems to forget we are out here doing all we can for our loved ones. The world at large focuses on larger issues and leaves caregivers to fend for ourselves.
Loneliness And Loss
- Caregiver Issues
- Grief and Bereavement
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
One way to overcome loneliness and to join the world is to open up to someone who went through what you went. This will lift your spirit and would make you happy.
Loss And Grief
- Caregiver Issues
- Grief and Bereavement
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
It is ok to grieve for as long as one desires – there is no normal way to grief. However, moving on with your life is important for your well-being.
Introduction: A Cancer Guide Part ll
The period following a cancer diagnosis is a difficult time of adjustment for family members. Each has to deal with individual feelings, while trying to be sensitive to those of the person with cancer.
Stress and Burnout
Burnout can be dangerous to you and your loved one who you care for. Burnout can be very damaging and is quite common among caregivers. Signs and symptoms of burnout and how to prevent it are included.