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posted 05/13/2008, comments (0)
I am my mothers caregiver
I would enjoy hearing from other people who are caregivers , with any information they can give any tips would be good. thank you agiain
posted 05/10/2008, comments (0)
When the Caregivers are Ill at a young Age
I agree with Ms. Mintz many things need to be done for caregivers. I have been taking care of my 2 seriously ill parents for the last 10 years. I spent my thirties taking care of my sick parents who were 50 when they became ill--they had never been ill a day in their lives. I am an only child and I have never received any financial or... Read more
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posted 05/09/2008, comments (2)
Healthcare Literacy – A Key to Success
Everyone knows that one of the keys to success is education and that holds true for family caregivers as well. In our case, the terminology is called "health literacy." What exactly do I mean by health literacy? It is generally defined as our capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and the... Read more
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posted 05/09/2008, comments (0)
Living with Quiggles: Freedom in All Forms
Stigma: 1) The recognition of differences based on some distinguishing characteristic or mark; 2) A consequent devaluation of the person Quiggle: A made-up term (by famous sociologist, Erving Goffman) to identify all of the variations and differences of the human body which occur either from birth, daily wear and tear, accident or illness... Read more
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