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Before sending last week’s newsletter, I
have to admit that I felt just a little bit of trepidation,
hoping that my point regarding “Heroes and Saints” would be
well-received and that my intention would not be
misunderstood. Then I pushed the send button anyway,
deciding that any curmudgeon worth his or her salt, wouldn’t
have worried about it for even a split second. Still, I was
gratified by the fact that so many of you feel the same way
on the issue. One of the things that did come to light,
however is the ongoing challenge that rural caregivers face,
since many of the solutions available to caregivers in more
populated areas are not readily available to those living in
more rural areas. Imagine if the nearest support group or
adult day care center was 50 miles away. But there are many
good folks working on the challenges that rural caregivers
face, including universities across the nation, the local
clergy and various telephone support programs. We have also
created the
Rural Caregiver Channel at caregiver.com and the
Rural
Caregiver issue of Today’s Caregiver magazine in order
to help keep the information flowing between the rural
caregivers and those working diligently to support them as
they care for their loved ones.
Last week's responses.
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
