Guilt

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The Difference between Palliative Care and Hospice Explained

Many people have heard of hospice care but they mistakenly think that it’s just a way to help cancer patients be more...

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Grief: The Way to Continue On Is to Work Through It

Dr. Gail Gross, Ph.D., doctor of education, is a nationally recognized family, child development, and human behavior expert, author, and educator. She...

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Humor Can Provide Armor Against Deep Sorrows of Caregiving

One of the positive parts of being a family caregiver is the opportunity for emotional growth. We can develop increased compassion, patience,...

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Not Everyone Is Cut Out to Be a Caregiver

Each of us is unique, with our own talents and flaws. Often, our so-called faults are merely ways in which we differ...

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Grief Counseling Can Help Caregivers Long Before Care Recipient Passes

Dear Carol: I supported and cared for my parents for years before they both died days apart last year. Now, my husband...

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Guilty Feelings Plague Caregiver after Harsh Response to Her Mother with Dementia

Dear Carol: My mother with dementia has developed a fixation on the silver she sold years ago, and she repeatedly accuses me of...

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10 Common Guilt-Producing Caregiver Thoughts

Wouldn’t it be nice to be a family caregiver who never gets frustrated and is an eternal optimist? Maybe there are some...

Caregiver Stress Is a Given; How to Manage It Is Key

Most of us lead frantic lives. That’s the nature of the world today. When you add to that the job—for it is...

Why People Are Ashamed When They Secretly Wish Their Suffering Loved One Could Die

Every so often, someone on the AgingCare Caregiver Forum will admit that they secretly wish the person they’re caring for would pass...

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More Severe than Burnout, Compassion Fatigue is a Danger for Long-term Caregivers

Dear Carol: My parents and in-laws all lived to be very old, with years of physical and cognitive decline. I willingly cared...