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A month after proposing marriage, Diana Denholm's husband was diagnosed with colon cancer and later congestive heart failure. Following a heart transplant several of her husband's body systems began failing forcing Diana to become his primary caregiver for more than a decade. The Caregiving Wife's Handbook is a step-by-step communication guide to help women maintain emotional, physical and financial health in their unique role as caregivers to their dying husbands. Women are suffering physical, emotional and financial burnout as the United States' leading caregivers. Of the 65 million caregivers in the U.S., 66% are women, and these numbers will only increase as the population ages. And while statistics and resources abound for caregivers in general, very little exists for women in their unique role as caregivers to their dying husbands. Traditionally, caring for a dying husband has been seen as a "wifely duty." Most wives dont label themselves, and arent labeled by others, as caregivers. But advances in medical technology are making this distinction an imperitive since women are under more stress as caregivers than at any other time in history. Although there are generic similar

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Author

Denholm, Diana B.

Publisher

Alameda, CA: Hunter House Inc.

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780897936101

Category

self-help

Subjects

Social Science, Psychology, Social_sciences

Rating

4.4 / 5 (162 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14