Great Tips on How to Deliver Optimal Care
It’s hard enough to say no to a friend or neighbor—turning down a request from a parent or spouse you’re caring for can feel close to impossible. Without strong boundaries, caregiving quickly can become overwhelming.
“It’s easy to be consumed by caregiving and by the person you’re caring for,” says Anne Fabiny, MD, Associate Chief of Clinical Geriatrics at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and medical editor of Caregiver’s Handbook, a Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School. “And that’s dangerous for everybody because if you go down, your spouse, your parent, your grandmother goes down too.”
In other words, to be a good caregiver, you need to take equally good care of yourself. And that means learning to set healthy boundaries. Here’s how:
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Conference Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted
The National Conference brings hope to those who may have thought they were alone in the fight against scleroderma. Thanks to the generous support of many donors and chapters, conference scholarships are available to the 2017 National Patient Education Conference in Chandler, Arizona from July 21-23, 2017.
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