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Join A Support Club

It can be very frustrating, upsetting, overwhelming... It can be awful!

But, it's even more awful when you're all alone. Our online support clubs offer comfort during difficult times and celebrations during those special moments. We've created 11 online support clubs to help you today--and tomorrow.

Sometimes, you may feel that you are appropriate for more than one group--and that's great! You can join as many groups as you can manage. And, you may join a group with the idea of helping others, sharing what you've learned (i.e., members of our seasoned group join our group for new caregivers to offer guidance and suggestions) and that's even better! You'll note that within each club, we've created a sub-club for spouses or adult children to gather.

To join a group, simply click on the name of your club, below.

1. New Support Club
This group is for persons who are just beginning their caregiving experience. You'll find support in this group if you have just started worrying that an aging relative will need your help in the future or if you have just started to help your aging relative. You may be helping on a weekly basis or a few times a week. Topics discussed in this group include trying to understand how to best help an aging relative; finding help from the community and from other family members; trying to determine a budget; trying to understand an aging relative's needs; trying to define your caregiving personality (what you feel comfortable taking on as a caregiver); trying to navigate through family dynamics. This group helps you plan for a future of caregiving. Health care professionals, interested in sharing their knowledge and insights, can also join.

To join, visit here. This club chats every Monday evening at 8 p.m. Central (9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific)

2. Seasoned Family Caregivers Club
This group is for the veterans. You'll find support in this group if you are helping your aging relative on a daily basis, regardless of where your care recipient lives. Topics discussed include managing hands-on care, surviving the emotional roller coaster, maintaining that stiff upper lip, making the most of time together and respecting the grief about all the losses. This group helps you survive your day-in and day-out life of caregiving. Again, we encourage health care professionals, interested in sharing their knowledge and insights, to join.

To join, visit here. This club chats every Monday evening at 8:30 p.m. Central (9:30 p.m. Eastern/6:30 p.m. Pacific)

3. Men Support Club
If you are a male caregiver, caring for a parent, a spouse, or another family member or friend for an extended period of time, you'll want to join our Men Support Group. Again, health care professionals, interested in sharing their knowledge and insights, can join.

To join, visit here. This club chats every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. Central (8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific)

4. Grief and Loss Club
This group is for persons grieving the loss of their family member, partner and/or friend.

To join, visit here. This club chats every Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. Central (8:30 p.m. Eastern/5:30 p.m. Pacific)

5. Transitioning Support Club
This group is for persons who find their role changing. You'll find support in this group if you are considering nursing home placement, have made a decision about nursing home placement or if your care recipient is dying or has died. This group will help you find ways to fill the void left by caregiving, as well as how to take your lessons learned from your caregiving experience to make a bigger, better life for yourself and your family.

To join, visit here. This club chats every Thursday evening at 8:00 p.m. Central (9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific)

6. Young Adult Support Club
This group is for teen-agers and young adults. You'll find support in this group if you are affected by a caregiving situation (i.e., your parents care for your grandparents, your mother cares for your father, etc.).

To join, visit here. This club chats every Thursday evening at 8:30 p.m. Central (9:30 Eastern/6:30 Pacific)

7. Gay and Lesbian Caregiver Support Club
This group is for gays and lesbians caring for a partner, parent, friend or other family member.

To join, visit here. This club chats every Thursday evening at 9 p.m. Central (10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific)

8. Christian Support Club
This is a support group for persons of faith interested in delving into discussions about their religious beliefs and experiences, as well as sharing inspiring passages from the Bible.

To join, visit here. This club chats every Sunday evening at 8 p.m. (9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific)

9. Sandwich Support Club
If you are caring for aging relatives and raising a young family, then this is the group for you.

To join, visit here. This club chats every Sunday evening at 8:30 p.m. (9:30 Eastern/6:30 p.m. Pacific)

10. Long Distance Caregivers Club
This group helps those family members who manage and oversee care of aging relatives from a distance. Topics discussed in this group include determining what's really going on in an aging relative's home (versus what an aging relative says is going on), how to manage care from afar, and how to deal with the guilt and worry.

To join, visit here. This club chats every Sunday evening at 9 p.m. (10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific)

11. Caregiving Book Club
Join our book club, where we enjoy great books with a slant toward caregiving. Before joining, learn what we're reading.

To join, visit here.

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