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While many caregivers find much meaning in being able to help a loved one, there are health risks associated with longterm caregiving. Drawing on her work as a therapist and a primary caregiver of her husband for 10 years, she shares with you the strategies she developed so that you can manage and improve your own life. If youre caring for a veteran, find out if youre eligible and how to apply for this va caregiver pay and other benefits. Our va caregiver program offers a va caregiver stipend and other support to family caregivers of post911 veterans with serious injuries. Va family caregiver assistance program veterans affairs. How caregiving wives can handle the challenge of inlaws. A small number of providers are employed by a private contractor. Diana denholm, a psychotherapist who was the caregiver to her husband for over a decade.
Many oregon family caregivers will benefit from the information presented in it. It does not tell you how to be a better caregiver, because that makes caregivers feel inadequate and benefits patients more than caregivers. This guide is meant to help you, the caregiver, betternavigate the recovery process and the financial and social implications of a stroke. The family caregiver handbook can be accessed and downloaded at oregon. Denholm billed as a step by step communication guide to help women maintain emotional, physical, and financial health, the caregiving wifes handbook. Denholm, phd, lmhc, a boardcertified medical psychotherapist for more than 30 years, is the author of the caregiving wifes handbook. More detailed guidance, support, and resources are in her new book, the caregiving wife s handbook. Denholm 0897936051 9780897936057 the caregiving wifes handbook. Her criticallyacclaimed book, the caregiving wifes handbook. Whe ther you are caring for your husband, wife or parents, or if you care about someone w ho is a caregiver, this is the handbook of hope to save your relationships and you r life by diana b.
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