[vc_row][vc_column][tm_heading tag=”div” custom_google_font=”” text=”Caregiving takes many forms. Many of us help older, sick, or disabled family members and friends every day. We know we are helping, but we don’t think of ourselves as caregivers. We are glad to do this and feel rewarded by it, but if the demands are heavy, over time we can also become exhausted and stressed. We think we should be able to handle caregiving roles on top of busy work and family schedules and begin to feel guilty and depressed as our stamina wanes.”][tm_spacer size=”lg:50″][vc_column_text]
Proximity to power has an unsurprising ability to mutate a politician’s spinal cord into bright yellow jelly.
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[/vc_column_text][tm_spacer size=”lg:50″][tm_heading tag=”h4″ custom_google_font=”” text=”Nature of caregiving”][tm_spacer size=”lg:20″][tm_heading tag=”div” custom_google_font=”” text=”About 44 million Americans provide 37 billion hours of unpaid, “informal“ care each year for adult family members and friends with chronic illnesses or conditions that prevent them from handling daily activities such as bathing, managing medications or preparing meals on their own. (Source: www.caregiver.org)”][tm_spacer size=”lg:30″][tm_list list_style=”check” columns=”xs:1;lg:1″ items=”%5B%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22Fills%20visit%20dead%20space.%22%2C%22icon%22%3A%22ion-checkmark-round%22%7D%2C%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22Exposes%20the%20hidden%20agenda.%22%2C%22icon%22%3A%22ion-checkmark-round%22%7D%2C%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22Respects%20the%20parent%E2%80%99s%20opinion.%22%2C%22icon%22%3A%22ion-checkmark-round%22%7D%2C%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22Gives%20me%20alternative%20ideas.%22%2C%22icon%22%3A%22ion-checkmark-round%22%7D%2C%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22Clinical%20interview%20questions%22%2C%22icon%22%3A%22ion-checkmark-round%22%7D%2C%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22Planning%20a%20medical%20scheme.%22%2C%22icon%22%3A%22ion-checkmark-round%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column][/vc_row]