An AE caregiver has even more responsibilities. As a caregiver for a loved one with AE, you make sure they take their medication on time (no easy task, given the many prescriptions required) keep their medical appointments help them through the day one hour at a time.
It can make maintaining your physical and mental health more difficult and strain work and social life.īeing a family caregiver is difficult in the best circumstances, but the COVID-19 pandemic adds an additional layer of stress. Caregiving often has a significant impact on the life of the caregiver. There are over 53 million Americans who are unpaid caregivers to family, friends, and neighbors.
November is National Family Caregivers Month, which recognizes and supports all the work caregivers do to support their loved ones with autoimmune encephalitis.
