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  From zloll November 14

  I am new to this site and still not sure how it all works but thank you for your support and sharing.... I will try to send you a message....

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  From Rusalka November 14

  When I asked my mother what she did to find the advocacy alliance program for my father, she said that she looked up the family caregiver support program online which is a federal and funds many advocacy groups that are on the state/county level or non-profits. This should be a good place to start:
  http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Pro...
  It is through the administration of aging but the person you are the caregiver for does not have to be elderly for you to receive help from certain programs. I hope this helps! Stay strong..

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  From Rusalka November 11

  I am a TBI survivor and also help with caregiver responsibilities for my father who has had multiple strokes. He started having strokes when I was 14 and had to start helping take care of him early in my life. He is also an alcoholic. So I can relate to a lot of the things you shared. My mother is currently receiving benefits/help from a program, though I am not sure if it is private or governmental. I will try and find out what I can and I'll update tomorrow with hopefully some helpful information. We live in PA and if it is governmental maybe something similar exists in Ohio. She gets paid to take care of my father and he gets to go to programs that are beneficial for his health (and frees up some of her time as well for relaxation/enjoyment). Though I don't know what it is like to be in a marriage with someone who is an alcoholic/tTBI survivor and all the emotional struggles that come with that, I can relate to feeling upset at the person for their addiction being a part of their current illness, and all the "why me's?" that come along with it. For myself, these thoughts/feelings seemed to ebb and flow, and after time due to journaling, going to counseling, and talking to folks who supported me they started to soften. Stay strong! Talk to you soon.

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  From BethanyMichelle October 31

  thanks well my parents won't let me do anything becasue i'm on medicine they say so i decided to not take any medicine to see if they'll let me go do stuff cuz i just need a break.but they most likely still won't let me do anything cuz they still act like i'm not okay but i'm recovering really fast idk what to do

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  From puppy05 October 27

  My husband was also always the life of the party but now that his sick all his friends never come by or even call did this happen to ur husband also?? It's refreshing to know someone out there is going through the same hell as mine.. take care & be patient everything will work its self out. Im not the best person to be giving out advise Im also so depressed that i don't know what to do... anymore im loosing hope each day. =(

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