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Family Caregivers Often Experience Changes in Their Own Lives
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(OPEN):
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 42-MILLION FAMILY-CAREGIVERS, IN THE U-S,
PROVIDING CARE TO A PARENT OR OTHER LOVED-ONE. AS PART OF
NOVEMBER'S "NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH", "A-A-R-P"
RECENTLY RELEASED A POLL FINDING THAT NEARLY THREE OUT OF 10 PEOPLE
PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR A LOVED-ONE SAY THAT THEIR LIFE HAS CHANGED SINCE
BECOMING A CAREGIVER. MORE THAN ONE-IN-FIVE ALSO SAY THAT THEIR
WEIGHT, EXERCISE, OR SOCIAL LIFE HAS "GOTTEN WORSE". CYNTHIA
FAGYAS [AS IN "VEGAS" AND "FAYGO"] IS WITH "A-A-R-P
ARIZONA"...
(FAGYAS):
"ABOUT 855-THOUSAND ARIZONANS ARE PROVIDING CARE TO A PARENT OR
[OTHER] LOVED-ONE. AND, THE 'AVERAGE' CAREGIVER IS A 49-YEAR-OLD
WOMAN WHO WORKS OUTSIDE THE HOME--AND SPENDS NEARLY 20 HOURS, A WEEK,
PROVIDING UNPAID SUPPORT TO THEIR MOTHER. FAMILY-CAREGIVERS ALSO
RARELY SEE THEMSELVES AS A CAREGIVER--AND THEY ALMOST NEVER ASK FOR
HELP. SOMETHING ALSO TO NOTE IS THAT CAREGIVING IS BECOMING MORE
COMPLEX--BECAUSE HOSPITALS SEND PATIENTS HOME QUICKER, AND [BECAUSE] NEW
TECHNOLOGY NOW ENABLES CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE MORE-SOPHISTICATED CARE IN
THE HOME THAT ONCE WAS DONE IN HOSPITALS."
(CLOSE):
FAGYAS ADDS THAT "A-A-R-P" HAS TOOLS AND RESOURCES ON ITS WEBSITE, TO HELP
FAMILY-CAREGIVERS COPE WITH THEIR DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES; THAT
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"CAREGIVING".
