ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

10 Ways to Support an Ill or Injured Loved One

By Cindy Batchelor — 2018

Whether a permanent disability, a severe injury, an illness, or a mental health issue, an immobilizing condition can be emotionally devastating for the sufferer. Isolation can bleed into loneliness which can quickly turn into depression, all the while plummeting feelings of self-worth.

Read on thriveglobal.com

FindCenter Post-Image

Living in the Limbo of Chronic Illness

Last week was the one-year anniversary of the beginning of my husband’s health crisis. As I gaze at the permanent handicap placard and at him sleeping, once again, on the couch, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned this past year.

Article
Mary Wilson
2017
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Supporting a Spouse Through a Health Challenge

If you have suddenly been put into the role of caregiver, what should you do—and how can you stay strong while you do it?

Article
Johns Hopkins Medicine staff
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Chronic Illness and Relationships

When romantic partners are caregivers.

Article
Katie Willard Virant
2020
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

A Not-To-Do List for Caregivers of the Chronically Ill

Six items that belong on a not-to-do list for those unsung heroes: caregivers.

Article
Toni Bernhard
2014
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

How to Help a Friend or Loved One Suffering from a Chronic Illness

Learn how to give patients and their families the support they need.

Article
American Psychological Association
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Endurance: A Guide to Coping

With endurance, I have learned that we are provided endless opportunities to maintain a sense of kindness, understanding, reality, and within-ness for ourselves.

Article
Louisa
2021
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

‘I Put My Own Life on Hold’: The Pain and Joy of Caring for Parents

After The Times published a pair of articles on elder care—one about a Connecticut home health aide and another about women forgoing careers to care for older relatives—hundreds of our readers shared their own experiences with the hardships of trying to make the final years of a loved one’s life...

Article
Aidan Gardiner
2019
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Don’t Tell a Caregiver to Stay Positive. Here’s How to Help Instead

So what does help when a friend or family member is in the thick of caregiving, or any crisis?

Article
Kate Washington
2021
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

How to Handle Guilt and Other Caregiving Emotions

Taking care of a loved one with an illness or disability can stir up some complicated emotions.

Article
WebMD Medical Reference
2011
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Grief and the Cancer Caregiver

Becoming a cancer caregiver will change your life in many ways, and your loss could be profound. Learning how to cope with the grieving process will help.

Article
Chris Iliades
2010
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Handling a Loved One’s Illness