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7 Ways to Keep Your Relationship Strong Despite a Chronic Illness

By Karen Bruno — 2012

Don’t let chronic illness weaken the bond between you and your partner.

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The Soul of Care: The Moral Education of a Husband and a Doctor

When Dr. Arthur Kleinman, an eminent Harvard psychiatrist and social anthropologist, began caring for his wife, Joan, after she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, he found just how far the act of caregiving extended beyond the boundaries of medicine.

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Arthur Kleinman
2019
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Brian and Natalie Vines: Strategies for Self-Care for Caregivers

Retired veteran Brian Vines is the fulltime caregiver for his Army veteran wife, Natalie Vines, who has TBI and PTSD. He knows that to be a good caregiver, he has to take time for himself whether that means a short break in the day or a meaningful reboot through retreats with other caregivers.

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2021
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Trauma and Behavior Part 4: "Advice for Struggling Caregivers"

Educational Specialist Laura Phipps provides suggestions and encouragement for parents and caregivers struggling with serious behavior problems.

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2013
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The Caregiving Wife’s Handbook: Caring for Your Seriously Ill Husband, Caring for Yourself

A month after proposing marriage, Diana Denholm’s husband was diagnosed with colon cancer and later congestive heart failure. Following a heart transplant several of her husband’s body systems began failing forcing Diana to become his primary caregiver for more than a decade.

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Diana B. Denholm
2025
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Cruising through Caregiving: Reducing the Stress of Caring for Your Loved One

Caregiving is no vacation, but you can cruise more smoothly through it! If you’re facing the daunting reality that you’re about to become a caregiver whether you planned for it or not, Cruising through Caregiving is the down-to-earth and authoritative answer you need.

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Jennifer L. FitzPatrick
2025
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregivers—101 Stories of Love, Sacrifice, and Bonding

This collection of 101 stories of love and sacrifice provides emotional and practical resources to sustain the family caregiver. These revealing stories from people of all ages who take care of family members, at home or in outside facilities, are filled with emotional support and practical advice.

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Joan Lunden, Amy Newmark
2025
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Role Reversal: How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents

Designed to help caregivers understand how to cope with and overcome the overwhelming challenges that arise while caregiving for a loved one―especially an aging parent―Role Reversal is a comprehensive guide to navigating the enormous daily challenges faced by caregivers.

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Iris Waichler
2016
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Living with Gynaecological Cancer Part 1.3—Relationships—Family and Friends

People react differently when someone they are close to is diagnosed with cancer. We find that most are very supportive but some people just don't know how to cope and don't know what to say.

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2013
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Cancer and Relationships

For adults who have been diagnosed and treated for any type of cancer, this video includes information on how cancer survivors can improve their wellness and quality of life in six areas of wellness: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, thinking (cognitive) and work.

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2016
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The Shadow of Trepidation: Reflections on Caregiving During My Wife’s Battle with Breast Cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, cancer diagnoses in the U.S. take place at a rate of over 1.8 million per year, or roughly one every 17.5 seconds. One out of every three women and one out of every two men in this country will get cancer in their lifetimes.

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Keith T. Hardeman
2025
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