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.
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.
Fear of being thought ignorant or pushy has kept many people from asking their doctors about alternative treatments for cancer.
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.
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.
The finally weeks of a dog’s owner caring for her mother will inspire and touch you.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
