Caring is often a two way street and this is more accurately captured by the term "care partner." A partnership is characterized by mutual cooperation. There are opportunities to give as well as receive by the person with a chronic disease as well as their partner.
The term "care partner" is a more inclusive term than caregiver and words do matter. Care Partner evokes a mutual sense of purpose as each person in the partnership has a role in the care and support provided.
Announcing CMA's Care Partner Initiative - Partners in Care!
This initiative includes:
Dennis (Care Partner) and Jeannette Rotondi (Lives with Migraine) at a Miles for Migraine event
All 100 Care Partner kits have been registered at this time. Thank you so much for registering! If you are seeing this message, registration is now closed. Please keep an eye on our social media for updates on a new kit in the future.
🟣Seek support from other Care Partners.
🟣Take care of your health
🟣Accept offers of help
🟣Learn effective ways to communicate with doctors
🟣Practice self-care and take respite breaks often
🟣Take care of your mental health, watch out for signs of depression and anxiety.
🟣Give yourself credit for doing the best you can
🟣Become educated on chronic migraine disease
🟣Seek social support
🟣Don’t forget to have fun
🟣Set realistic goals
Reviewers:
Jeannette Rotondi, LSW -Acting Executive Director
Dennis Rotondi, LPC - Care Partner Liason
Nancy Bonk, COO
Becky Dwyer - Care Partner Liason
Stephen Carrasco (Care Partner), Erica & son Noah (both live w/Migraine) at Headache on the Hill 20
Do - Listen
Do - Give space
Do - Have empathy
Humor is a wonderful coping skill for everyone as they live a new normal with migraine disease.
Reviewers:
Jeannette Rotondi, LSW - Acting Executive Director
Nancy Bonk - Chief Operations Officer
Dennis Rotondi, LPC - Care Partner Liason
Becky Dwyer - Care Partner Liason
Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc
18 lavender Lane, Holtsville, NY 11742
Copyright © 2020 Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc - All Rights Reserved
Are you aware?