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Original Articles

Extended Care-Giving:

The Experience of Surviving Spouses

Pages 93-107 | Published online: 23 Oct 2008
 

Abstract

For the most part, care-giving is a function expected, even demanded, by terminally ill spouses, their families, and friends. This paper includes a brief introduction to issues surrounding care-giving , a fictionalized story of a long term care-giver, and interviews with ten women and two men who served as care-givers. The care-givers read the story and responded to it in terms of their own experiences. Their stories are reported here to illuminate the care-giving role as seen by care-givers themselves.

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