Caregivers, or care partners, often feel overly taxed by their duties. Remember, once you board a plane, you are always advised to put on your oxygen mask first before assisting your loved ones. The same rule is true for care partners. Listed here are some resources that will help you 'catch your breath' in your role as a care partner:
- Care Partners, a Tip Card from the IMF
- Caregivers Need Care Too, a presentation from the IMF
- Being Your Own Caregiver, a presentation from the IMF
- Caring for the Caregiver, a booklet from the National Cancer Institute
- Emotional Freedom Techniques a.k.a Tapping
- Help for Cancer Caregivers
- This article from the medical journal Blood Advances gives insight into a care partner's unique psychosocial issues. Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, and Prognostic Perceptions in Caregivers of Patients with Multiple Myeloma
As part of a larger program for multiple myeloma patients from WebMD, IMF Vice President of Patient Support Robin Tuohy, a myeloma care partner since 2000, talks about caring for the care partner.
Learn about techniques for whole-body wellness. Restore your balance and emotional well-being.
In this IMF "Living Well with Myeloma" webinar, Dr. Karen Wonders — founder and CEO of Maple Tree Cancer Alliance and professor of exercise physiology at Wright State University — discusses how safe, intentional movement can improve the lifestyles of myeloma patients and their care partners.