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“There
are only
four
kinds of
people
in the
world
–
those
who have
been
caregivers,
those
who are
currently
caregivers,
those
who will
be
caregivers
and
those
who will
need
caregivers.”
~Rosalyn
Carter~
NATIONAL
FAMILY
CAREGIVERS
ASSOCIATION
The
National
Family
Caregivers
Association
educates,
supports,
empowers
and
speaks
up for
the more
than 50
million
Americans
who care
for
loved
ones
with a
chronic
illness
or
disability
or the
frailties
of old
age.
NFCA's
core Caring
Every
Day
messages
are:
Believe
in
Yourself.
Protect
Your
Health.
Reach
Out
for
Help.
Speak
Up
for Your
Rights.
WELL
SPOUSE
ASSOCIATION Support
For
Spousal
Caregivers The
Well
Spouse
Association
is
the only
national
organization
focusing
exclusively
on the
needs of
all
spouses
caring
for a
chronically
ill
and/or
disabled
husband,
wife, or
partner.
Let
others
who have
“been
there
and done
that”
help you
face the
challenges
of
long-term
caregiving.
TODAY'S
CAREGIVER
Caregiver
Media
Group is
a
leading
provider
of
information,
support
and
guidance
for
family
and
professional
caregivers.
Founded
in 1995,
we
produce Today's
Caregiver
magazine,
the
first
national
magazine
dedicated
to
caregivers,
the
"Sharing
Wisdom
Caregivers
Conferences",
and our
web
site,
caregiver.com
which
includes
topic
specific
newsletters,
online
discussion
lists,
back
issue
articles
of Today's
Caregiver
magazine,
chat
rooms
and an
online
store.
Caregiver
Media
Group
and all
of it's
products
are
developed
for
caregivers,
about
caregivers
and by
caregivers.
MedlinePlus
-
Caregivers
Caregiving
is hard,
and
caregivers
of
chronically
ill
people
often
feel
stress.
They are
"on
call"
24 hours
a day, 7
days a
week.
Support
groups
can
help.
Financial
resources,
coping
links,
&
State
assistance
directory.
"One
person
caring
about
another
represents
life's
greatest
value"
~Jim
Rohn~
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