Based on the research for her book, “Love in the Time of Chronic Illness,” Barbara will discuss what happens to the connection between partners when illness becomes the uninvited third party; and what partners can do to recalibrate and build the resilience needed to carry the heavy load of illness.
When serious illness or trauma inserts itself into your relationship there can be a shift from a partnership of equals to one of patient and caregiver. This can happen for couples, adult children and elder parents, siblings, and any patient/caregiver dyad. Amid the medical, financial, and logistical concerns, the partner’s emotional relationship is often an unforeseen casualty.
Barbara Kivowitz, MSW is a clinician, consultant, and author specializing in patient and family advocacy in healthcare. She is the coauthor of Love in the Time of Chronic Illness: How to Fight the Sickness, Not Each Other, a guide for patient-caregiver partners and for the clinicians who help them. She has delivered programs based on her book at Stanford Health Care and Medical School, UCSF, Sutter Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Center, and elsewhere. She is also a frequent speaker at conferences for patient-caregiver groups.
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