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Managing Caregiver Emotions

How to manage and confront three distinct and difficult experiences while caregiving

by: Sally Abrahms, from: AARP Bulletin, November 7, 2012

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Ever since I've been a caregiver, I've been waiting for The Call. If you're caring for a loved one, you know what I mean — the telephone rings, and you learn that your parent has taken a turn for the worse and you must rush to his side. In the past 12 years I've taken care of my father, then my mother and now my 93-year-old mother-in-law. The Call keeps coming, and I've been on edge the whole time, waiting. … Back to Article

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