National Caregiver Day
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In France, nearly 11 million people take care of an elderly, sick or disabled loved one every day.
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By: Caroline Paré Follow
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When a person is sick, their family often finds themselves on the front line to support them on a daily basis.
In France, nearly 11 million people take care of an elderly, sick or disabled loved one every day.
While the role of caregiver involves many positive aspects, it can sometimes be overwhelming.
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How do these caregivers look?
What relationship unites them to the caregivers and the patient?
How can you reconcile your life as a caregiver with your professional life?
How to set limits?
What solutions to bring to what can become a daily ordeal?
Edith Emery,
president of the ACMA association, Association for understanding Alzheimer's disease, in Cameroon and Mali
Céline Martinez
, Psychological Consultant at La Compagnie des Aidants, helping her son for 11 years with Prader-Willi Syndrome
Catherine Laborde,
actress, TV presenter
and
Thomas Stern,
both authors of the book “
Ill love, when loving becomes help
”, to be published by Plon on October 8, 2020. Catherine Laborde suffers from Lewy body disease, a form of degenerative dementia, some of which symptoms are similar to Parkinson's disease.
Xavier Amador,
clinical psychologist, professor at Columbia University in New York
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