Caregiver's Survival Guide: Caring for Yourself While Caring for a Loved One

by Robert Yonover, Ellie Crowe

Caregiver's Survival Guide is based on Dr. Robert Yonover's personal experiences. While struggling to become a successful scientist and inventor, he also was primary caregiver for his paralyzed wife for more than twenty years and raised their two children. Yonover takes you into the throes of his life as a caregiver, husband, and father, offering guidance and hope through his story. He provides advice

176 pages, Paperback

Published July 17, 2018

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars, meaning it was ok. It was mostly the telling of this Robert's personal journey becoming the full-time caretaker for his wife when she became paralyzed due to MS. It was a quick, easy read, but wasn't really what I was looking for in terms of caretaking for a non-paralyzed person who is not my spouse. I also found a fair amount of repetition; reading, then reading again something said in the last chapter. There were a few sprinkles of resources, most of which were common sense and/or mainly government websites. This would be worthwhile I think if you fit this authors scenario and want to hear his experience and story.