Kimberly Fraser

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A New Normal

A New Normal

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser follows a Nova Scotia family’s experience with primary progressive multiple sclerosis, beginning with the father’s diagnosis in 1980. 11 $1.10 Add
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A Sense of Self

A Sense of Self

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines how family caregivers gradually lose their sense of identity while tending to another person. 17 $1.70 Add
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Afterword

Afterword

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this afterword, Fraser recounts a nurse’s personal experience caring for her husband, Bim, following his aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis in September 2019. 13 $1.30 Add
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Beat the Clock

Beat the Clock

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines how time pressure shapes the daily lives of family caregivers. 10 $1.00 Add
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Change, Loss, and Grief

Change, Loss, and Grief

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines anticipatory grief and the cyclical nature of loss experienced by family caregivers over decades of care. 28 $2.80 Add
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Foreword

Foreword

From: The Accidental Caregiver

The foreword to The Accidental Caregiver, written by Dr. T. Jock Murray of Dalhousie University, examines the unprepared nature of family caregiving and the isolation it produces. 4 $0.40 Add
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Home Care and Other Services

Home Care and Other Services

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines the Canadian home care system through the lived experiences of family caregivers. 36 $3.60 Add
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Information Needs

Information Needs

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines the information gap that family caregivers face when navigating a fragmented and siloed health care system. 29 $2.90 Add
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Introduction: How It Began

Introduction: How It Began

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this foreword, Fraser examines the growing North American caregiving crisis, where approximately eight million Canadians and sixty-five million Americans provide unpaid care to a loved one. 6 $0.60 Add
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Mapping Your Way

Mapping Your Way

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines how family caregivers navigate an unprepared, gradual journey. 10 $1.00 Add
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Meaninfgul Conversations

Meaninfgul Conversations

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines how the quality of communication shapes the daily experience of family caregivers. 29 $2.90 Add
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Resilience

Resilience

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines resilience as a learnable skill in family caregiving rather than a fixed trait. 17 $1.70 Add
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Respite

Respite

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines how Canadian respite care fails to meet the needs of family caregivers. 12 $1.20 Add
The Accidental Caregiver

The Accidental Caregiver

Wisdom and guidance for the unexpected challenges of family caregivers

Estimates suggest almost half of the adult population will someday be a caregiver, whether for an aging parent, an ailing partner, or a disabled family member. It is a role that tends to fall on … 241 View