Helping Spousal Caregivers Through Hard Times: Some Tips
While family members providing care for loved ones share many issues, there’s a different emotional dynamic for spousal caregivers than adult children caring for a parent. Betsy E. Wurzel, spousal caregiver for her husband Matt Sloan, can attest to this. Matt was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD), at age 56.
View this sideshow on HealthCentral for tips on helping spousal caregivers through hard times:
Carol Bradley Bursack is the Candid Caregiver
MedicareFAQ – Medicare Resource Center
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Source: Minding Our Elders - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs