Well, the WSA's twin mottos: "You Are Not Alone" and "When One is Sick... Two Need Help" say it all!

WSA is a community of spousal caregivers who understand the daily trials and challenges of being a spousal caregiver.  We're here to help!

Are you looking to talk to  others who are spousal caregivers?   Would you like to attend an in-person support group? Can you visualize some respite time to allow yourself a break from your caregiving duties?

If there's not a support group near you, would you like to have a WSA mentor or connect with others through our Round Robin letter writing groups? Or, perhaps our WSA Online Forum can act as your support group where none exist near you?

Find out more about our WSA memberships and programs:

A supporting Well Spouse Association member  pays yearly membership dues, entering into a mutual support relationship with the organization.   Membership dues are $30 per year within the USA and $35 for our international members (or $55/$60 for two years).  No well spouse is denied membership due to financial hardship.   If you cannot afford the full membership dues at this time,  we ask that  you pay whatever you can afford (minimum $5).   Many supporting WSA members start out as members of the WSA Online Forum, which is free to join. You  register for it on the Home Page (Join/Renew). Read on for more details

Supporting Members are entitled to the following membership benefits...      

• Member Login/Member  Menu
  Supporting membership gives you  access to a Member menu which includes special information for these members.   Archived Mainstay newsletter and Member Minutes,  revised chapters from Maggie Strong's book - Mainstay, photos from Well Spouse events, personal stories, blogs, poems, and more.   Items in this area may be accessed from a special User Menu upon login.    
• WSA Online Forum
  For those members who wish to communicate with other well spouses, we offer our online forum.  
• Mainstay
  A subscription to our quarterly newsletter written by and for our members is included in your supporting membership.   (Members outside of North America will receive electronic versions of Mainstay.)   Filled with articles, poems, and stories from real people facing similar issues, our Mainstay can be delivered by mail or through a message in our Member Minute e-newsletter telling you a new Mainstay has been uploaded to the website  - your choice! Please email Mainstay to submit an article, poem, story, or happenings/passings for the next newsletter.
• Member Minute e-newsletter
  Count on the  Member Minute to keep you up-to- date on what's happening in Well Spouse and the spousal caregiving world.   A minute's worth of information is at your finger tips and is linked to other articles, websites, and helpful information for further reading. The Member Minute is emailed every two weeks to all supporting members in good standing who  furnish  a  valid email address.    
• Well Spouse Association local area support groups
  Our support groups are run by generous volunteer members who have decided to give back to others by running a group.   They receive as much support from the members of the group as they give! Please see the Contact Us Menu on the left-hand side of this website to locate a group in your state. If you don't see a group in your area, consider  starting a new  one by becoming the group leader.  
• Mentor Program
  Members can get one-on-one support from another member who has been there, done that -- or can act as a mentor to another member. 

Non-Supporting Members are entitled to free basic access to the Website not including the above benefits, except for one year's membership in the WSA Online Forum.  After one year, they will be asked to join as supporting members to continue their Forum membership and increase website access.

Do you feel alone in your spousal caregiving...
                                                               
                                               like no one really gets what you are going through?