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Health Care? Daughters Know All About It

By Roni Caryn Rabin — 2017

The essential role that daughters play in the American health care system is well known but has received little attention. But some health care analysts are beginning to sound the alarm about the challenges women face as caregivers — not just for children but for aging parents — often while holding full-time jobs.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness

What if your path to a more successful, healthy, and satisfying life is actually not about you? When his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Richard Lui did something tough. The award-winning news anchor decided to set aside his growing career to care for family.

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When Reasoning No Longer Works: A Practical Guide for Caregivers Dealing with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care

Nearly five million families deal with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia on a daily basis. They do this with little training, and often only their good intentions guide them. When Reasoning No Longer Works is the training manual these family caregivers have been searching for.

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The Hidden Role Informal Caregivers Play in Health Care | Scott Williams

Once a cared-for patient and now a caregiver himself, Scott Williams highlights the invaluable role of informal caregivers—those friends and relatives who, out of love, go the extra mile for patients in need.

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My Parent’s Keeper: The Guilt, Grief, Guesswork, and Unexpected Gifts of Caregiving

When it comes time to provide care for those who once cared for us, where can we turn? This book: • offers practical guidance for a broad range of caregiving situations when family caregivers assume their new role. • uses the latest research and draws on case histories and interviews.

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When and How to Ask for Help

The best ways to ask for help as a caregiver.

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How to Help Someone with Cancer: 70 Ways to Help Cancer Patients and Their Families During Cancer Treatment

A loved one was recently diagnosed with cancer and you aren’t sure the best way to help. Surely there’s something you can do besides bringing a frozen dinner? This book will be your guide to practical ways you can help a cancer patient as they are progressing through treatment.

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The Caregiver’s Perspective: Coping, Fear, Anxiety, and Resentment

Marc Silver, breast cancer caregiver and author of the book, Breast Cancer Husband, discusses his fears and concerns after his wife completed breast cancer treatment.

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One Hundred Names for Love by Diane Ackerman

Everyone who cherishes the gift of language will cherish Diane Ackerman’s narrative masterpiece, an exquisitely written love story and medical miracle story, one that combines science, inspiration, wisdom, and heart.

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One Hundred Names for Love: A Memoir

Everyone who cherishes the gift of language will cherish Diane Ackerman’s narrative masterpiece, an exquisitely written love story and medical miracle story, one that combines science, inspiration, wisdom, and heart.

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Accepting Your Loved One's Mental Illness

In this video Rob talks about accepting your loved ones diagnosis of a mental illness, why it can be difficult, and what to do about it.

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