Share the Care: How to Organize a Group to Care for ...

Font size=+1BYou Don't Have to Do It Alone/B/FontPWhether you're prepared for it or not, chances are you'll take on the role of caregiver when a family member or friend is affected by aBserious illness/BorBinjury,/Bor when you findByour elderly parent needs help./BAs you'll soon discover, the range of tasks and responsibilities involved are overwhelming.IShare The Care/Ioffers a sensible and loving solution: a unique group approach that can turn a circle of ordinary people into a powerful caregiving team.IShare The Care/Ishows you how to:PUL TYPE=DISCBPLICreate a caregiver family from friends, real family members, neighbors, coworkers, and acquaintances.PLIHold a meeting to organize your group, and introduce members to the Share The Care systems that guarantee every job will be done and no one person will have to do too much.PLIDiscover the hidden talents within the group, make the most of their resources, cope with group issues, and stay together in the face of adversity./BP/ULPIncluded here are valuable guidelines, compassionate suggestions, and a simple-to-use workbook section that together offer support to free the patient from worry and the caregivers from burnout.IShare The Care/Ioffers friends and family the best answer ever to the frequently asked question What can I do?PSuzanne Mintz, president/cofounder, National Family Caregivers AssociationPIShare The Care/Iis one of the best books ever written to help family caregivers. I was wowed by the first edition and this one is even better.PJoan BaezPThe guidelines and support offered in this book were invaluable to the Share The Care Circle organized to assist my sister Mimi (Fariña) during a long illness, and in her case, dying process...I cannot recommend it highly enough.P