One of the happiest moments of someone’s life is seeing a loved one beat cancer. However, the struggle during post-cancer recovery increases the need for caregivers to walk with patients throughout the process. Here’s how you can support a cancer patient during recovery. Make Them a Part of Your Routine When a person is on …
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Having a loved one with cancer isn’t easy. However, it requires you to have the maximum amount of courage as a caregiver. If you’re looking for some guidance, here are three books you should read as a cancer caregiver. The Healing of a Caregiver: The Road to Acceptance and Recovery from the Loss of a Loved …
Whether you’re new to caregiving, or an experienced professional, you are bound to learn unique aspects of caregiving every time you do it. However, the first lesson you must learn to become an effective caregiver is compassion. Caregiving is challenging for patients and caregivers alike, and it isn’t surprising that compassion becomes lost in the …
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Losing loved ones is always a painful experience and overcoming such trauma is never easy. Healing from grief understandably takes time, which can sometimes be frustrating for those experiencing it. The main reason you may become frustrated in such a situation is a lack of knowledge about the struggle you are undergoing. As someone who …
Caregiving is demanding, but especially so when you are caring for a loved one. Most people get accustomed to managing things independently as adults; therefore, receiving care is often difficult for them emotionally. This is especially true when the caregiver is a loved one because it makes them feel like a burden. Such feelings are …
Losing a loved one is never easy, and watching a partner grieve over that loss can be especially painful. Most people try to do everything they can to make their partner feel better but supporting a grieving partner requires delicate care. You don’t have to feel guilty about struggling to provide the necessary support; most …
Caregiving is one of the most demanding work you will come across whether you are paid for it or not. My experience with caregiving was when I cared for my wife, so there was an emotional connection between us beyond the patient and caregiver relationship. And yet, I would be lying if I said there …
Grief has always been one of the most difficult emotions to manage because of the despondency it brings with it. Someone experiencing misfortune or loss is not in the space or mindset to think too deeply about their well-being, which becomes a problem. You need to know how to care for yourself when grieving because …
Grief is a complex topic to discuss, but recovering from grief often becomes far more difficult to understand. A key reason is that the recovery process requires comprehending grief, which most people struggle with. However, that’s not the only reason. What makes grief recovery the most complicated is the difficulties with letting go. Letting go …
As someone who has closely looked grief in the eye and continues to guide people through it, I have a basic idea of what the experience is like. I am also aware that recovery from grief is rarely smooth, and it takes time, effort, and support for people to regain some normalcy. Since grief recovery …