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• What is a Family Caregiver?
• Coping With Your New Role
• Taking Stock
• How To Ask For Help

Your Needs

• Caregiver Needs
• Emotional Needs
• Social Needs
• Physical Needs
• Spiritual Needs
• Balancing Caregiving and Ongoing Responsibilities
• Learn How to Relax

Navigating the Healthcare System

• Communicating with Health Care Professionals
• Managing Medical Care at Home
• Juggling Financial Expenses

Symptom Management at Home

• Anxiety
• Appetite Loss
• Confusion
• Depression
• Difficulty Breathing (Dyspnea)
• Dry Mouth
• Fatigue
• Gastrointestinal Symptoms
• Pain
• Skin Problems

Making Care Decisions

• Advance Directives
• Informed Consent
• Options for Care in Progressive Illness

Find Help

• Search for New York City services
• National Resources: Advocacy Groups by Disease
• National Resources: Caregiver Advocacy Groups
• National Resources: Caregiver Books
• National Resources: Caregiver Websites
• National Resources: Financial/Legal Assistance
• National Resources: Hospice/Home Care
• National Resources: Respite Care/Volunteer Services
• National Resources: Transportation

Specific Illness

• AIDS
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• Sickle Cell Disease

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