Last Wednesday (27 July 2011) we published a diary called CareGiving Kos: Options for Care-Givers that provided a bunch of resources both in the diary as well as contributed to the comments by readers. Today, we're going to add a few - specifically, the resources listed at the website created in support of the book that Shadan7 and I co-authored together with our wives.
Taken with the other diary & comments, this should provide a decent (but definitely NOT comprehensive) start to potential links to resources for care-givers.
Note: Inclusion of a resource does not constitute an endorsement of that resource. Readers are asked to contribute any feedback and knowledge they have - good, bad or indifferent - about any of the listed elements in order to help us develop a better idea of the efficacy of the various items listed.
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Resources
Throughout the caregiving period, you're focused on the task at hand. There isn't a lot of time or opportunity to cast about looking for answers, never mind asking questions. Several of the resources which Shadan7's family and mine used are mentioned in the book we co-authored. We listed several other resources in addition to those on the website that we built as part of book launch.
Here's the resource listing:
Here are some links to websites where additional information and support for care-providers can be found. Listing them does not constitute an endorsement.
In addition to potential resources for care-givers, we also listed links to articles, videos and the like that were referenced within the book. They were all listed in the end notes, and were faithfully reproduced on the website as well. They were items we found informative enough to make note of, so we passed them along in hope that others would also benefit. Here's the list:
Referenced Links
Links found in the book (numbers are "endnote" numbers):
1. New York Times article, 13 July 2010
4. Eldercare at Home: Chapter 28 – Dying at Home
8. MedlinePlus information about TIA
19. A piece called "Hospice" that ran on Weekend America on 7/26/08
20. A piece on NPR’s All Things Considered about Rita Effros' research
21. An abstract on Eurekalert about professor Rita Effros' work
22. io9 story about the 'anti-stress pill'
23. YouTube video called "The Chestnut Tree"
24. An NPR story on Morning Edition, December 24, 2008
Also, this YouTube video: "My name is Lisa"
As we've noted here and in the previous Options-related diary & comments, there are many resources available - not all are available to everyone, everywhere, but it helps to at least have a list to work through as you go.
If anyone notes a resource that should be included, please mention it in comments and tell us what makes it special.
Thank you.
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Previously on CareGiving Kos