Support For Siblings

Posted: Friday, November 30, 2012 5:44 am | Updated: 2:48 am, Wed Dec 5, 2012.

Support For Siblings By NAPS,
North American Precis Syndicate sedaliademocrat.com

(NAPSI)—More than 65 million people, 29 percent of the U.S. population, provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend during any given year and spend an average of 20 hours per week providing care for their loved one. We also know many are the primary care provider for an adult brother or sister. Yet far more attention is typically paid to caregivers in the role of spouse, parent or adult child. While the caregiver role can be enjoyable, even inspiring, it can also be a lot of work.

To help, Easter Seals and MassMutual Financial Group conducted a study looking specifically at the needs of adult siblings caring for their brother or sister with a disability. The study found sibling caregivers often don’t take advantage of resources and supports that are available to them, including Easter Seals.