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Caregiver's Guide

Caring for a loved one with liver tumors can be one of the greatest challenges a caregiver will ever face. The experience will be heart-warming, heart-breaking, rewarding, emotional, and life-altering. Most caregivers are rarely health care professionals, however, they do a great deal to improve the quality of their loved one's/survivor's life.

It is important that the caregiver provide for their loved one's physical and emotional needs without compromising their own individual needs. This is a tall order. Delegating responsibilities, planning and preparing nutritious, balanced meals, building caregiving skills and supporting and carrying out the survivor's wishes are all important parts of the caregiving process. Ways of dividing up caregiving based on strengths and weaknesses is also important, making the tasks at hand less overwhelming for everyone. For those who are long distance caregivers with limited time to spend with their family, some helpful hints are offered that will make the most of phone calls and visits.

In short, the time and effort involved in caregiving can not be underestimated.Even in the best of times, people feel stress and frustration periodically.