What do caregivers need most? Helping you understand us better… So what do caregivers need most? Not knowing what do caregivers need most can easily impact your relationship and your partner. I started this blog to help women like my wife with endometriosis and fibromyalgia. I realized, there’s not enough awareness about caregiving partners. No … Read more
How to balance being a caregiver and a spouse? When spousal caregiving affects marriage… How to balance being a caregiver and a spouse? Once I asked myself this question – how to balance being a caregiver and a spouse at the same time? Luckily, I work as a caregiver for disabled young adults, and since … Read more
Giving up work to care for my wife. The economic impact of family caregiving. Giving up work to care for my wife. I decided on giving up work to care for my wife when she became severely ill but I didn’t know which way to turn. My wife was diagnosed with stage IV deep infiltrating … Read more
Caregiving partners need therapy! Psychological problems of caregivers… Caregiving partners need therapy! Caregiving partners need therapy because of the guilt, loss, grief, helplessness, vulnerability, frustration, anger, resentment, anxiety, and even depression they experience. As a husband behind a chronically ill woman, I asked myself many times what to do to cope with my suffering wife. … Read more
Struggles of caregiving partners. Caregiver burden and mental health. Struggles of caregiving partners. Caregivers of partners suffering from chronic illness are at risk of being subjected to mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and burnout. The struggles of caregiving partners are rarely spoken of. This post aims to raise awareness about male spousal caregivers … Read more
How being a caregiving spouse affects you? Taking care of a chronically ill partner. How being a caregiving spouse affects you? I’m the husband of a chronically ill woman who suffers from deep infiltrating endometriosis and fibromyalgia. Everyone always asks me what these illnesses are, and feeling sorry for her, no one is ever interested … Read more
How to help your caregiver? Tips for chronically ill partners. How to help your caregiver? How to help your caregiver if you cannot find much information about it? There are mountains of blogs dedicated to sufferers of chronic disorders, but in comparison, there’s a handful of blogs dedicated to their caregiving partners. Besides, you aren’t … Read more
12 Reasons to start blogging about your caregiving. Spousal caregiver’s voice matters! What are the 12 reasons to start blogging about your caregiving? Why should you start blogging about your caregiving? There are plenty of benefits! My reason for it was the realization that there was a lack of information about what I do. And … Read more
17 Tips for caregiving husbands: chronic illness and marriage. 17 tips for caregiving husbands. Tips for caregiving husbands aren’t common because the majority of blogs focus on those who suffer from chronic illness and which are written by them. Caring for someone with chronic illness can be a stressful experience, let alone more than one … Read more
Coping with caring for an ill spouse. Tips for the challenges behind caring. Coping with caring for an ill spouse can be hard. Chronic illness can happen to anyone. Many people are affected by it, but no one talks about spousal caregivers, for whom caring for an ill spouse can be really challenging. Some people … Read more