The Caregiving Wife's Handbook: Caring for Your Seriously Ill Husband, Caring for Yourself

by Diana B. Denholm

Book Overview

Women are suffering physical, emotional and financial burnout as the United States' leading caregivers. While resources abound for caregivers in general, little help exists for women caring for seriously ill husbands.

Traditionally, caring for an ill husband has been seen as a "wifely duty." But when your husband has a long-term or life-threatening illness, things become complex. Every day brings new challenges. Making decisions without...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897936051
• ISBN13: 9780897936057
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Hunter House Publishers
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Terribly Disappointed

After two years dealing with a medical crisis that has turned my life upside down I ordered this book in the hope of getting enlightened regarding my feelings and my frustrations. What a disappointment. Thank God I purchased this book used. I am an avid reader but I had to put it down and never returned to it. All it showed me was that men are basically the same when it comes to chronic illness and I am one of many loosing myself in caregiving while feeling forgotten and neglected. And a few ladies in the book had affairs? Really?Outrageous. Totally a waste of time please don't read if you need a survival guide. I have done better on my own than with this so called Guide. Trust your gut and move away from this book as fast as you can.