The magazine—a comprehensive resource for family caregivers—delivers another issue packed with compelling, actionable content

Deborah Norville speaks out on the attitude of gratitude, Lynn Johnston offers "For Better or For Worse" caregiver advice, plus a COPD Caregiver Guide and more

Two Years After Injury to Her Husband, Lee Woodruff Shares the Lessons She Learned After Becoming an Instant Caregiver

FAIRFIELD, CT - March 4, 2008—One January day in 2006, Lee Woodruff was enjoying Disney World with her children. The next, an early-morning phone call from ABC News President David Westin thrust her into the role of "instant caregiver." Her husband, Bob, then co-anchor of World News Tonight, had suffered traumatic brain injury from an improvised explosive device while covering the war in Iraq.

In an exclusive interview with Editor-in-Chief Susan Strecker Richard in the March/April issue of Caring Today, Lee Woodruff tells how she processed the information and then began to steel herself for the frightening journey that lay ahead. Woodruff discusses her coping mechanisms, the lessons she learned as a caregiver and how the family is doing now.

National Survey: Caregivers Find Unexpected Emotional Rewards in Tending for Family Members

More than Three-Quarters of Family Caregivers Positive about the Experience

Fairfield, CT, November 20, 2007 - Nearly 80% of family caregivers are finding the caregiving experience emotionally rewarding, despite initial negative perceptions of caregiving, according to a nationwide survey by Caring Today magazine.

Published in conjunction with National Family Caregivers Month this November, the Caring Today survey shows that caregivers have distinctly more positive feelings after caring for a family member than they did as they were about to take on the responsibility. The number of caregivers finding the experience highly rewarding jumped by 50% following the caregiving experience.