Suddenly a Caregiver: A guide to help you through the unexpected responsibility of becoming a family caregiver

ISBN-13: 9780989139618 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 162 str.

Darryl Pendergrass

Opis

Sharing a family's experience and lessons learned to help you through the unexpected responsibility of becoming a family caregiver. The lessons learned include advocacy, caregiver concerns, organizational helpers, grieving, and a variety of other topics while caring for my wife who was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme - a stage 4 brain cancer. CONTENTS Chapter 1 Early Life Chapter 2 The Diagnosis Chapter 3 The Treatments Chapter 4 Saying Goodbye Chapter 5 From a Son's Eyes Chapter 6 From a Daughter's Eyes Chapter 7 From the Family's Eyes Chapter 8 Grieving Chapter 9 The Brain and Cancer Chapter 10 Caregiver Concerns Chapter 11 Advocacy Chapter 12 Legal, Financial, and Insurance Issues Chapter 13 Organization Helpers Chapter 14 Caregiver Stress and Burnout