Dr. Vicki is a board-certified surgeon and Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington School of Medicine who left the operating room to help caregivers and patients take the most direct path from illness to optimal health. Want more caregiving tips? Get your free report “Caring for the Caregiver” by emailing Dr. Vicki Rackner at DrVicki@DrVicki.org and be sure to check out her regular column with the Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Group’s new caregiver web site http://www.strengthforcaring.com

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Guilt is a common feeling in the landscape of care giving. However you will be a more effective caregiver when you care for yourself first. This helps you to increase and improve your own caring....

Terri Schiavo and her family have given us a gift. Theyremind us that planning for your death is your final act oflove.