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

By Aidan Gardiner — 2019

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 comfortable.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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How to Help Someone with PTSD

If you know someone with PTSD, there are ways you can help. In fact, you can be very beneficial to their recovery, but only if you also care for yourself, too.

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Matthew Tull
2021
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7 Stress-Management Tips for Caregivers

Whether you feel guilty for taking time out for yourself, or if you just feel like you don’t have the time to take, consider this perspective: If you don’t take care of yourself, you won’t have anything left to give.

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Elizabeth Scott
2021
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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.

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Chris Iliades
2010
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How to Hire a Cancer Caregiver

Hiring outside help can bring respite for everyone’s benefit.

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Janie McQueen
2020
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5 Steps to Navigate the Cancer Caregiving Journey

Information and conversation are key to facing the challenges of care

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AARP staff
2019
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40 Resources for Adult Children Caring for Aging Parents

More adults these days find themselves becoming a caregiver for a family member, especially as the older demographic continues to grow. According to the Family Caregiver Alliance, 85% of caregivers look after a relative or other loved one, and 42% of them care for a parent.

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Senior Lifestyle staff
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Caregiver Burnout: 8 Ways to Avoid It

If you’re a caregiver, here’s how to identify burnout—and what you can do about it.

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Marissa Conrad
2021
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7 Signs of Caregiver Burnout

Recognizing and Preventing Caregiver Overload

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Esther Heerema
2021
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Caregiver Burnout: Steps for Coping wth Stress

Recognize the signs and get the help you need to reduce the toll on your body and mind

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AARP staff
2019
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Recognizing Caregiver Burnout

Caregivers who are “burned out” may have fatigue, stress, anxiety, and depression.

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WebMD Medical Reference
2020
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