According to a 2015 report, there are 43.5 million caregivers in the United States today — roughly six million more people than the population of California. And ... Read more
Multiple sclerosis is a difficult disease to live with. With no known cure, patients often find the day-to-day struggle very challenging. But they’re not the only ones who live with the disease — ... Read more
I pride myself on never lending power to my limitations, but when I became the primary caretaker for my husband after he underwent hip replacement surgery, ... Read more
The plastic mustard bottle hurtles toward the kitchen floor. Like a statue I stand, mouth agape, as it somersaults in slow-motion through space. Only seconds before, ... Read more
The stress of caring for a family member with multiple sclerosis or another neurodegenerative disease may directly affect the quality of care, according to a study ... Read more
I am making the transition from multiple sclerosis patient to cancer caregiver. On May 11 my family’s world turned upside down when my husband of 41 ... Read more
Family Caregiver Month is observed each November, and it is estimated there are more than 90 million family members in the U.S. giving full-time care to ... Read more
Palliative care helps to ease the symptoms of serious illnesses, providing people with cancer and those with other life-altering diseases, like multiple sclerosis (MS) or cystic fibrosis, a better quality of life, according ... Read more
A new study from France delves further into the life of multiple sclerosis (MS) caregivers and how they are perceived by MS patients, physicians, and the ... Read more
Caregivers of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are often burdened by fatigue and depression, even anger, all of which can unwittingly reduce the quality of care given — although they remain ... Read more
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