THE MS CAREGIVER: Navigating this Critical Role with Realistic Expectations and Grace - a podcast by Co-hosts: Brooke Slick & Jodi Feltham

EPISODE NOTES:

• The evolution of the amount of care required over time


• Failing drugs, failing health


• When doctors don't acknowledge caregiver input


• Preserving the patient's dignity


• Being a spouse and a carer


• The price a carer can pay if they don't tend to their own healthcare needs


• Never underestimate how stress can affect a caregiver's wellbeing


• You can't care for the patient if you don't care for yourself


• Home modifications to make life easier for the patient and the caregiver


• When your home feels like a medical facility


• Handling a patient who has bouts of anger or lashes out


• The Mirror Theory


• Not taking a patient's behavior personally


• The importance of support groups


• Explaining your situation to family and friends


• How to approach a child about a parent's illness


• How organization is the key to your sanity


• Utilizing white boards and diaries


• Don't panic. Get help.


• Planning for the future when your partner has a chronic illness


• Don't stop planning for the future. Plan differently.


• Don't lose yourself. Ask for help. You are not alone.

LINKS:

MS Caregiver Support Group

Aaron and PPMS

The MS Gym

Brooke Slick

Further episodes of The MS Gym Podcast

Further podcasts by Co-hosts: Brooke Slick & Jodi Feltham

Website of Co-hosts: Brooke Slick & Jodi Feltham