{"id":5732,"date":"2020-04-11T19:53:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T16:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/services\/caregivers-family\/stiriksi-frontiston\/"},"modified":"2020-06-10T16:48:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:48:09","slug":"support-for-caregivers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/en\/services\/caregivers-family\/support-for-caregivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for Caregivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Family and friends often take on the essential role of caring for and supporting patients.\u00a0 Caregivers are very important to patients and to the state of their health, but they also face many difficulties during the course of the patient\u2019s illness.<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/frontistes.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4760 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/frontistes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/galilee.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/frontistes.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/galilee.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/frontistes-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/galilee.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/frontistes-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In order to carry out this valuable but demanding work caregivers themselves need support and care to deal with the stresses, difficulties, and practical problems they face.<\/p>\n<p>At \u00ab<strong>Galilee <\/strong>\u00bb we are here to support them too.<\/p>\n<h4>Caring for someone who is ill<\/h4>\n<p>By the term caregiver we mean anyone who offers practical, emotional or social assistance to their partner, relative or friend who is suffering from a serious and advanced disease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some<\/strong> <strong>of<\/strong> <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>fundamental issues<\/strong> <strong>that<\/strong> <strong>caregivers<\/strong> <strong>face<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tiredness, fatigue, and even exhaustion.<\/li>\n<li>Their own resulting health issues, such as back and joint problems, sleep disorders, depression, and so on.<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety and stress<\/li>\n<li>Difficulties in family and social relationshiops<\/li>\n<li>Constraints on their work and career<\/li>\n<li>Financial problems and worries<\/li>\n<li>Feelings of isolation, sadness, helplessness, anger, guilt, and regret.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a caregiver you may try to get used to dealing with the illness and how it affects the life of the whole family and those close to you.<\/p>\n<p>Every situation is different and every person has a different way of dealing with what they are facing.\u00a0 A serious illness may bring about many changes in one\u2019s daily life and relationships.\u00a0 This may bring you closer to the person you are caring for, but at the same time it may cause you to worry and become exhausted, and you may not know where to turn for help.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the tasks that you may need to take on as a carer are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assisting with personal care tasks, such as washing and dressing<\/li>\n<li>Helping someone get out of bed<\/li>\n<li>Helping someone get to the bathroom<\/li>\n<li>Household chores such as laundry and cooking<\/li>\n<li>Spending more time with the patient<\/li>\n<li>Administrative tasks, paying bills, and other financial matters<\/li>\n<li>Accompanying patients to medical appointments<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring that patients take their medication correctly and that they follow the guidance of health professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most caregivers will at some point need help and support so that they can continue to give the best possible care to patients.\u00a0 They need to look after themselves so that they can spend quality time with those they are caring for.<\/p>\n<h4>As a caregiver, who can help me and how?<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family and friends often take on the essential role of caring for and supporting patients.\u00a0 Caregivers are very important to patients and to the state&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5725,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template-with-accordion-with-faq.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"%%title%% %%page%% %%sep%% Galilee Palliative Care Centre","_seopress_titles_desc":"Family and friends often take on the essential role of caring for and supporting patients. 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