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Basics of Caregiving | Lymphoma Canada Jump to navigation Lymphoma Canada Languages Français English Know Your Nodes Contact Us Donate Lymphoma Canada Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition Advocacy Advanced Planning Loss and Grief Advanced Cancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the Caregiver Advanced Cancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects the Body Risks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImproving Access to Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition Advocacy Advanced Planning Loss and Grief Advanced Cancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the Caregiver Advanced Cancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects the Body Risks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImproving Access to Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search You are hereHome > Lymphoma > Patient Experience > Caregivers > Basics of Caregiving Basics of Caregiving The pursuit are some vital suggestions to squire you in your caregiving journey: If the person you superintendency for is an sultana it is important to remember that he or she has the right to make decisions well-nigh his or her life. You should respect that right unless your loved one has lost the topics to make decisions for himself or herself or could put others in danger through his or her behaviour. Whenever Possible, Offer Choices The worthiness to make choices is a vital freedom, so provide choices whenever possible - from where to live to which cereals to eat at breakfast to what to wear. Choices enable us to express ourselves. As your loved one’s options wilt increasingly limited, through health losses, financial constraints or social losses, you have to work harder to provide choices. Do Only Those Things that Your Loved One Cannot Do If your loved one is still capable of performing unrepealable activities, such as paying bills or cooking meals, then encourage him or her to do so. Helping your loved one maintain a feeling of independence will make him or her finger largest well-nigh stuff in a care-receiving situation. Be Sure to Do What You Promise to Do Many superintendency recipients find it emotionally difficult to have to depend on others, and many worry well-nigh stuff a burden. So, with all these mixed feelings, your loved one will need to be worldly-wise to rely on you. Do what you promise. Remember that your loved one needs you, plane if he or she does not say so. TakeSuperintendencyof Yourself This may seem obvious, but caregivers often frazzle themselves by trying to handle caregiving responsibilities on top of normal daily routines. Providing superintendency for a loved one while holding lanugo a job, can lead to exhaustion. If you do wilt exhausted, you are increasingly likely to make bad decisions or to take out your frustrations on your loved one. So take superintendency of yourself; take time out to do things you enjoy plane if it ways saying no to your loved one. Caregivers who refresh themselves can be there for the long haul. You can read increasingly well-nigh this in the section on the importance of self-care. Your Family is Your First Resource There can be deep emotional currents when a loved one becomes ill. Some family members will want to do everything, while others will do very little unless they are asked. Yet spouses, brothers and sisters, children and other relatives can do much to ease your caregiving burden. Other Sources of Support The patient’s healthcare team can moreover provide support to the caregiver. Be sure to speak to the physicians, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other members of the healthcare team. Those people are there to help you and the patient, so reach out to them as needed. At no point are you vacated in the caregiving journey. 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