According to a 2006 study by the Family Caregiver Alliance, 40% to 70% of family caregivers experience depression caused by isolation and loneliness. But this program could help. MsReads via WXXINews
shows those feelings can put a person's health at risk as much as obesity.
Laurel Wittman, Well Spouse's president-elect, said the relationships that members build with each other are the most beneficial in combating the feelings of loneliness and isolation. “Loss of financial independence, partnership, companionship, there's a whole range of losses," she said."Loneliness is one more that people can talk about in that kind of setting.”, caregivers using social media report feeling alone more often, while in-person social interaction has proven to be important in preventing isolation.Well Spouse does offer in-person support groups, and members like Barry Appelbaum value that interaction.
There are other chapters across the country started by other spousal caregivers, like Edna Culp, who directs several on the West Coast.Culp cares for her husband, Mark, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease almost 21 years ago. She said her feelings of isolation and exhaustion caused her to seek Well Spouse's resources, but at that time, the group was mainly operating on the East Coast.
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