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Meet Martha Gonzalez and Her Family
Following the birth of her son, Martha Gonzalez found herself experiencing a journey she never anticipated – the transplant journey. Martha’s 8-year-old son, Daniel Torres, needed a liver transplant at the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) when he was only a few months old. While his transplant was a success, the transplant journey does not […]
Senator Bob Casey Speaks Out for National Family Caregivers Month
November is officially National Family Caregivers Month and this year’s theme is respite, a temporary relief from something stressful and difficult. The Caregiver Action Network outlines: “Respite” – the chance to take a breather, the opportunity to re-energize – and it is as important as any other item on the caregiver’s to-do list. People […]
Caregiver Lifeline Spotlight: Finding Support Networks
Becoming a transplant patient or transplant caregiver can be difficult physically and emotionally. It is common to fear the unknown and become anxious about the “wait list” because it is a completely new journey.
MaryAnn and Joe Finlay
During those long months while Joe was hospitalized, MaryAnn found comfort at Gift of Life Howie’s House. “I don’t know how I would have made it through without that place…”
Tips for Caregivers from Caregivers
Written by Faith Osborne, LSW, a former Gift of Life Howie’s House Social Worker
Finding Support Networks
Below are some ways to find the peer-to-peer support that’s right for you.
Relationships – “Until Transplant Do Us Part”
Taking on a caregiving role can feel awkward and uncomfortable at first, but it does not mean you cannot maintain your already existing relationship with the person you’re caring for.
Top 10 Transplant Caregiver Tips
Tips were given by transplant caregivers who have previously stayed at the Howie’s House
during the transplant process.
The Flight For My Life
Karen’s need for a life-saving transplant had not just turned her life upside down, but had suddenly relocated her and her husband over 350 miles away to a city neither had ever been to before.
Caregiver LifeLine Spotlight: 5 Easy Steps to Meditation
If you simply take 3 to 5 minutes of your day on the below meditation exercise, you can make meditation a healthy life habit.
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