Beyond Superheroes: Why Seeking Help Is Essential for Caregivers
Caregiving requires incredible strength, resilience, and compassion – traits that no one person can sustain indefinitely alone.
Caregiving requires incredible strength, resilience, and compassion – traits that no one person can sustain indefinitely alone.
Although living with sickle cell disease has sometimes benefited me by helping me realize who my true friends are more quickly than I could have known without it, I’ve still crossed paths with amazing people who have genuinely cared for me in my times of need.
School is one of the most crucial environments for growth, learning, and socializing, but for children with sickle cell disease, it can also present unique challenges.
Many health care professionals in the hospital did not have a deep understanding of sickle cell disease. Without this knowledge, it is difficult for them to provide the best care.
When a crisis starts, it feels like the peaceful existence I once knew is crumbling away.
To be complete, a man must be nurturing, resilient, emotionally available, open, and more.