Monterey, CA Family Caregivers For Disabled Veterans Getting Help From A New Nonprofit

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I was happy to read a story in AARP Bulletin about a new nonprofit started by former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole (and wife of one time presidential nominee former Kansas Senator Bob Dole) Caring for Military Families.  "People just aren't aware of their needs," she said.  As the former head of the American Red Cross, she understands the impact a major nonprofit can have and she started this one to raise public awareness of caregivers' needs.  "In most cases, they are unnoticed because they have hidden heroes," she told an interviewer with Fox News.  As both of our Platinum sponsors, Alliance Home Health and Family inHome Caregiving, see every day, the family members struggling to care for a loved one with a debilitating condition often get run down and depressed.  It's hard work taking care of someone who is disabled, and many family caregivers swap out times with different family members so that they can work full time, and then come home and work full time caring for their loved one.  They become exhausted and in need of respite.  I applaud Mrs. Dole's efforts to try and help the family caregivers which serve  veterans.  They are estimated to number 1 million Americans.

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