What is Palliative Care?
03-28-2013
When the doctor first utters the words hospice or palliative care, many people freeze. No one wants to hear those words used in reference to their loved one. It’s scary and often families have no idea what this means. Instead of ...
How Your Home can WORK for you?
02-01-2013
Do you ever get the feeling that you are working for your home? I am not talking about the many years you spend paying for your home. The question is how often do you find that your home makes every day ...
Caregiver stress is, unfortunately, a part of life when caring for someone with a chronic illness such as PD – especially over an extended period of time. “Compassion fatigue” and even exhaustion can take a toll on your physical and emotional health. How can you and those people in your expanded circle of support recognize the warning signs of caregiver fatigue, and identify constructive ways of coping with the situation?
Caregiver distress can only be acknowledged and hopefully managed if the person in distress or close, caring observers, take notice of the warning signs, and are willing to intervene.
Caregiver has:
So what can I do to feel better?
Manifestations of compassion fatigue can include:
Fortunately, there are many resources available to caregivers including:
Living with PD
From the Elephant to the Mountain
Summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro
PAR Saved My Life
Life with PD
Yoga and Parkinson's
Paul Zeiger practices yoga with PD