Health Center - Caregiving
More than 65 million people are providing care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged spouse, child, parent, relative or friend, and the majority of these caregivers are women. From caring for another to taking care of yourself, get the information and support you need to protect your well-being and the health of those you care about.
Caregiving Guide
Caregiver of the Month: August 2012
Story submitted by Liz E.
My mom, Lynne, is the ultimate caregiver. She is not only an amazing pediatrician, wife, and mother of four, but she also cared for her father (my grandfather) with Alzheimer's for 5 years in the early 90's. I remember how devoted she was then (I was only 12), but wasn't able to fully appreciate her strength until recently, when we cared for her mother (my grandmother, "Nanny") for a year and a half following a stroke.
My mom was at every meal with Nanny, running to the nursing facility to keep her company at breakfast before rounding on patients at the hospital, and before seeing her patients at the office; then back to the nursing facility over her half-hour lunch break; and back once again, for dinner after a long day at the office. And she did this everyday, out of pure love. Somehow, she always manages to to be there for everyone who needs her—putting others' needs ahead of her own—and is the most incredible caregiver in every aspect of her life.
To read about our previous winners, go to www.HealthyWomen.org/caregivingcontest.
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