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What makes you a
caregiver?
You are a
caregiver if you do one or more of the following
tasks for a spouse, a child, a parent, a family
member, a friend, a neighbor, or a relative:
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Stopping by every few days to help tidy up their
house or apartment
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Helping them to do a load of laundry
occasionally
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Assisting with personal care such as taking a
bath
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Taking them to the store or running errands for
them
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Cooking a meal
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Assistance with paying bills
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And
others
What
is Respite?
Respite is a
break for caregivers and families from their
daily or frequent caregiving responsibilities or
demands.
What is Respite
Care?
Respite Care is a
service in which temporary care is provided to
the person needing care so the caregiver would
have some time to themselves to take care of
their own needs, have fun, or simply to relax.
Look for these Books, CDs, and DVDs which
may be of interest to caregivers:
 Touch Caring and Cancer: Simple Instructions
for Family and Friends DVD
One of the most comforting forms of support you
can give a loved one with cancer is the use of
touch through massage. This inspiring and
authoritative DVD program provides detailed
instruction by leading experts in the field of
oncology massage in safe and simple techniques
anyone can learn and apply. Developed with
support from the National Cancer Institute, it
follows eleven cancer patients and their
caregivers through a workshop as they learn and
practice simple touch and massage techniques
together. Gain new confidence and satisfaction
in caring for your loved one.
Music for Partners in Healing CD
This collection of
delightful and gentle melodies to accompany use
of touch in caregiving, inspires simple
relaxation and peace of mind. It will lift your
spirit while helping you to relax, be present
and enjoy giving or receiving the perfect
companion for the book Partners in Healing:
Simple Ways to Offer Support, Comfort and Care
to a Loved One Facing Illness, and the DVD
program Touch, Caring and Cancer: Simple
Instruction for Family and Friends. Composed,
produced and performed by Chris Decato,
www.decatosound.com, on piano, steel and
nylon string acoustic guitar, electric guitar,
penny whistle and synthesizer.
Banana Sky: Relieve Stress Naturally with
Banana Sky DVD
Feel completely
refreshed within minutes... An energizing
experience you don't want to miss!
"By far the best
form of complementary medicine around: This
provides close to immediate and deep relaxation
for both patients and caregivers." A Cancer
Center employee - DVD is played all day in their
waiting room.
 How Do I Live When I Know I'm Going to Die?
Thoughts and Insights About Life's Most
Challenging Passage and America's Last Taboo
By Rev. Anton Grosz,
Ph.D.
An empathetic look
at the gradual dying process from the
perspective of the one dying, their caregivers,
and their surviving loved ones. Includes
thoughts and insights about life's most
challenging experience, along with hospice care
and end-of-life information.
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