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Well Spouse in-person support groups are the preferred means of support for Well Spouse members. They are run by WSA members who volunteer their time in this position to give back to others. Being a group leader can be as much support for you as you are giving to the group. If you don't have an established group in your area, consider forming one. You will receive a leader's guide, help, and support from the Well Spouse office in getting your group off the ground and keeping it going. Start a new support group today! <Click here> |
| Fact: The WSA... |
Note: For 21 years an annual supporting membership, including a subscription to Mainstay and other benefits was $25. Recently, the WSA Board voted to raise that cost by $5 to $30 in the U.S. and $35 elsewhere in North America. Overseas, Mainstay will only be available elecronically, in the members' area. Had we kept up to inflation the cost today would be $43.50. is the only national organization focusing exclusively on the needs of all spouses caring for a chronically ill and/or disabled husband, wife, or partner. Let others in the Well Spouse Association who have “been there and done that” help you face the challenges of long-term caregiving. |
| Playing the Canada Card: an American Caregiver's Experience |
Playing the Canada Card: an American Caregiver's Experience By CEIL SINNEX Copyright © 2009 Ceil Sinnex My husband John’s disease erupted like fireworks in the afternoon of my New Year’s Eve birthday seven years ago. I went out for the afternoon and returned home to find a stranger who only looked like John, talking gibberish and tearing our house apart at the seams. The siege lasted 16 hours.I thought of survival, not of Canada. As it turned out, survival and Canada would become one and the same. |
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