A Space for Mucosal Melanoma Caregivers
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AMBIVALENCE
Accepting the Ambivalence of Caregiving One of the common challenges that caregivers face is learning to accept the ambivalent or contradictory feelings of caregiving. Ambivalence can look like feeling both a deep love and resentment towards the person you care for. Ambivalence can also look like finding joy in caregiving while also grieving your life
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burnout
Warning Signs for Caregiver Burnout While there is no set timeline for when caregiver stress can turn into burnout. If you are a caregiver experiencing the following signs and symptoms consider getting professional support from a physician or mental health professional: I can’t figure out how to work WordPress anymore so things look different. Can’t
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tired
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT CAREGIVER BURNOUT According to Statistics Canada, in 2012, 3 in 10 Canadians provided care to a relative or friend with a long-term disability or health concern. Caregivers were also present in each age demographic group from 15 to over 75. The study found that many caregivers experienced significant
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caregivers: the silent victims
. In many cases, the stress and trauma of caring for a loved one, particularly through a terminal illness, can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This phenomenon is not widely recognized, yet it affects countless individuals who devote themselves to the care of their family members. The Impact of Caregiving Caregiving often involves witnessing the
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anger…again
I so wish the anger would evaporate. Poof blow it away to that place where only sunshine and sparkling stars exist. Not reality, is it? Today my anger temperature is ignited and I don’t know why. Ok, I do. Blood dripping into Amy’s urostomy, I smell infection ( she thinks I’m saying her bag stinks
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been gone awhile
WordPress has changed things and I find it really difficult to access this blog. I’ve missed typing out my feelings and since I have lost most of my support and my feelings are a bit crazy! Update: I was attending a grief support group but often felt like a fraud. Their partners were all dead.
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cancer caregivers
“When there’s a cancer diagnosis, it’s actually a diagnosis for the family because the cascading effects affect so many people,” says Dr. Griffin. For example, when a spouse or a parent receives a cancer diagnosis, the other members of the household must step into new roles while the person with cancer focuses on treatment and
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victims
Jane Cawthorne Writer and Editor Cancer is Not a Journey Cancer is not a journey. Stop with the meaningless platitudes. Cancer is a kidnapping. A hijacking. You’re going along, living your life and BAM. A bag gets thrown over your head and you are captured and you don’t know where the hell you are going.
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PTSD
Learn how caregiving can lead to PTSD and how to recognize the symptoms. PTSD doesn’t just happen to people who have experienced a major life-threatening event. PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) can occur after any traumatic event or experience. It may surprise you to discover that providing care for a loved one is one of the main causes
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FAIRYTALEs we tell ourselves
As caregivers sometimes we lie. Sometimes we even convince ourselves that we know what’s best. But mostly we just hang on until our fingers bleed. To be a caregiver is to be a juggler, a fortune teller and a ringleader. Could anything be more all consuming than to try to manage a situation that is
Rainbows and Black Unicorns 