Resources and tips for cancer caregivers
Web recourses:
A Practical Guide to Caring for Caregivers
American Family Physician
“Today’s Caregiver” magazine:
http://www.caregiver.com/
Support forum:
Caring.com was created to help you care for your aging parents and other loved ones.
Caregiver Support: Tips for the Caregiver:
http://www.capitalhospice.org/patients/caregiver/tips.asp
Empowering Caregivers
Caregiver’s resources at USA.gov
URL: http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health/caregivers.shtml
Helping you to care for yourself, while you care for your senior loved one:
http://www.caregiverstress.com/
Other caregiver forums:
http://www.caregivershome.com/community/forums.cfm
http://www.fullcirclecare.org/forum/index.php
Recommended books for caregivers:
Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul: Stories to Inspire Caregivers in the Home, the Community and the World
A dose of inspiration for caregiving professionals and the millions of souls who help care for family and friends
Over 54 million people in America help care for ailing or recovering family members and friends and millions more give of themselves to others through day care, eldercare, emergency and community service.
While rewarding, care giving requires tremendous emotional, physical and spiritual stamina. Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul offers a respite to those who give care through inspiring and uplifting stories about the work they do and its power to transform lives.
Through awe-inspiring glimpses of real-life experiences of others, readers will find the motivation to overcome a challenging day, welcome recognition for their selfless contributions, and the encouragement to continue making a positive difference in others’ lives.
Customer Reviews:
A hopeful book for those feeling less than hopeful – Carmen Leal (Kailua, HI USA)
Caregiving can be a lonely, desperate job. Chicken Soup For the Caregiver’s Soul helps to ease that loneliness and desperation. The laughter, tears, joy, and most of all, love expressed by the caregiving heroes in these inspiring stories will fill caregivers with a sense of hope. Regardless of the situation, Chicken Soup For the Caregiver’s Soul is a must read for caregivers and those who care for caregivers.
A heartfelt read for all caregivers – Gary Barg (Fort Lauderdale, fl United States)
I received my copy of the Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul as one of the book’s contributors, and read it cover to cover. LeAnn, Jack and Mark have really captured the heart and soul of the caregiving experience with this finely edited book. As founder of Today’s Caregiver magazine and caregiver.com (as well as a family caregiver), I have been blessed to read many books and articles about caregiving over the past nine years, and I find this to be extremely inspirational, touching and true. I would recommend it not only to caregivers but also to all of their friends and family members. I am proud to be associated with this book.
Buy it on Amazon: Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul: Stories to Inspire Caregivers in the Home, the Community and the World (Paperback)
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