| What Are
Caregivers? |
| A caregiver is someone who provides ongoing
support to a family member or friend with a physical, cognitive, or mental
health condition. |
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| Did You Know That...
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| There are 2.85 million Canadians
over the age of 15 who provide care to a family member or friend. |
| Useful
Websites |
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CAREGIVER
SUPPORT - QUEBEC: |
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| CAREGIVER SUPPORT
- CANADA: |
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CAREGIVER
SUPPORT - GENERAL: |
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| What's
In Our Collection? |
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There are many aspects to
Caregiving, to find out more about this subject consult one of the following
books at the libary: |
SELF-CARE:
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Self-care
For Caregivers: A Twelve Step Approach
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Daily
Comforts For Caregivers
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| Stress
Reduction For Caregivers |
The
Emotional Survival Guide For Caregivers: Looking After Yourself And
Your Family While Helping An Aging Parent
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God
Knows Caregiving Can Pull You Apart: 12 Ways To Keep It all Together
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Jewish
Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other’s Keeper
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GUIDEBOOKS
FOR FAMILIES: |
| The Caregiver's
Path to Compassionate Decision Making |
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Passages in
Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence |
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| The
Complete Eldercare Planner: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, And
How to Find Help |
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The
Comfort Of Home: A Complete Guide For Caregivers |
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Partners
In Healing: Simple Ways To Offer Support, Comfort, And Care To A Loved
One Facing Illness |
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| Eldercare
911: The Caregiver’s Complete Handbook for Making Decisions |
The 250 Eldercare
Questions Everyone Should Ask |
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The
Eldercare Handbook: Difficult
Choices, Compassionate Solutions
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GUIDEBOOKS
FOR PROFESSIONALS: |
Responding
Creatively To the
Needs Of Caregivers: A Resource
For Health Care Professionals |
Counselling
With Caregivers:
A Guide for Professionals |
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BRAIN-INJURY:
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| Brain,
Heal Thyself: A Caregiver’s New Approach To Recovery From Stroke,
Aneurysm, And Traumatic Brain Injuries |
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The
Comfort of Home. Stroke Edition: A Guide For Stroke Caregivers |
| ALZHEIMER’S:
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Alzheimer’s
Early Stages: First
Steps For Families, Friends, And Caregivers |
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The
Alzheimer’s Health Care
Handbook: How To Get The Best
Medical Care For Your Relatives
With Alzheimer’s Disease, In and
Out Of the Hospital |
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| The
Caregiver: A Life With Alzheimer’s |
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| The
Comfort of Home for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Guide for Caregivers
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A
Caregiver’s Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease: 300 Tips for Making
Life Easier |
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| CANCER:
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| Breast
Cancer Husband: How To Help Your Wife (And Yourself) Through Diagnosis,
Treatment, And Beyond |
| Stand by Her:
a Breast Cancer Guide for Men |
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Cancer
Caregiving A to Z: An At-Home guide for Patients and Families |
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| PARKINSON’S
DISEASE: |
| The
Comfort of Home for Parkinson’s Disease: A Guide for Caregivers
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CEREBRAL PALSY:
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Cerebral
Palsy: A Complete Guide
for Caregiving |
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| HUMOUR: |
| Welcome
To The Departure Lounge: Adventures In Mothering Mother |
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| Too
soon to say goodbye
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS:
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When
The Man You Love Is Ill:
Doing Your Best For Your Partner Without Losing Yourself |
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| Facing
Death, Embracing Life: Understanding What Dying People Want |
An
Uncertain Inheritance: Writers
On Caring For Family |
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| MEMOIR:
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| My
Mother’s Hip: Lessons From the World Of Eldercare |
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| The
House On Beartown Road: A Memoir Of Learning And Forgetting |
