The Caregiver's Journey: A Roadmap for Navigating Your Path

By Pamela Showalter

The Caregiver's Journey serves as a roadmap for anyone navigating the role of caregiver. Initially started as an effort to manage stress through journaling, the book chronicles the author's experiences during the five years they served as caregivers for a loved one who lived hundreds of miles away. Realizing their hard-earned lessons could help smooth the path of those in similar situations by helping others avoid some of their mistakes, the chronological narrative is interspersed with tips and recommendations to help readers better understand their own caregiving paths, while its six Appendices and 11 Tables expand further on critical topics.

* Chapter "Takeaways" Reinforce Tips From The Narrative
* Detailed Information About Costs of Care
* Coping Tools For Caregiver Fatigue, Stress, And Burnout
* Tips For Patient Advocacy During Hospitalizations
* Appendices Serve as Quick Reference Guides

Published September, 2020