Being a caregiver can be challenging. It’s normal for you to feel nervous or overwhelmed, and your role can also evolve as your loved one’s needs change. There’s no way to anticipate everything you’ll need to know as a care partner, but by becoming familiar with DARZALEX FASPRO® or DARZALEX®, you can offer support to help your loved one make informed decisions.
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Your loved one may have questions about different aspects of treatment. You can help them by taking notes and helping ask questions during doctor visits.
By providing encouragement and support, you can help a person going through treatment stick with their treatment plan and take other steps to get well, such as eating right or dealing with certain emotions.
Take an honest look at what you can and can’t do. Be willing to let go of tasks that others can help you with, such as chores around the house, running errands, and even driving your loved one to doctors’ appointments.
Self-care is crucial for care partners
As a care partner, it can be difficult to take the time to care for and focus on yourself. It can even feel selfish at times. However, finding time for self-care is an important part of caring for others. Maintaining your own health and energy allows you to more fully enjoy time with your loved one and provide the best care possible.
The support of friends and family can be extremely helpful to you. There are many kinds of support programs, including one-on-one or group counseling and support groups. Talking with other care partners can help you feel less alone. You can also get useful ideas from others who have been in your situation.
Talk with a nurse or social worker to learn about services in your area.
If you can’t visit a group in person, there are also online communities of people whose lives have been touched by multiple myeloma.
There are a number of support groups that you and your loved one can join.
By visiting our resources page, you can discover a variety of multiple myeloma groups that may be able to help.
