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Informal support: it means we don’t get paid

Informal support: it means we don’t get paid

by Guest Author | Aug 31, 2016 | Caregiver Stories | 8 comments

After we posted the real reason we don’t pay family caregivers, Carol Wright shared this response with us. Thank you for your very accurate picture of the longterm caregiver and also for the term “reciprocal altruism,” which I have never heard used...
The real reason we don’t pay family caregivers

The real reason we don’t pay family caregivers

by Cori Carl | Aug 30, 2016 | Caregiver Stories | 125 comments

We hear it all the time — and I’m sure we’ve all said it, too — our society doesn’t value family caregivers. It sure feels like we aren’t valued. Doctors refuse to share vital information with us, while they’re pushing more...

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