How I stimulate my mind while caring for my husband with ALS
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Caregivers of people with ALS face significant emotional and psychological strain, and this article highlights practical coping strategies that may help others in similar situations maintain their own wellbeing.
A caregiver shares how she uses reading and writing to take care of her own mental health while caring for her husband who has ALS, a serious disease that affects the nerves. She explains that these activities help her process her emotions and give her a break from the stress of caregiving.
After my husband, Todd, got ALS and I became his caregiver, I turned to reading and writing as a way to cope. Reading helps me make sense of life, or sometimes just step outside of my life for a while. Writing helps me sort through what I’m thinking and feeling. A few years into the […] The post How I stimulate my mind while caring for my husband with ALS appeared first on ALS News Today .