Balancing Act: Caregivers

Aired on Lifetime Television
Sunday, January 20 and March 9 2008
Show 503

How can you balance a full-time job and full-time caregiving? It's not easy—many feel trapped or that the responsibility takes too much of a toll sometimes. LuAnn is a hairdresser who works on straight commission and struggles at times to balance her work with properly providing care for her father, who has schizophrenia, and her mother, a cancer survivor. Leeza and Dr. Jamie Huysman discuss the pressure for those who take on such responsibilities, and what Leeza's Place is doing to help people like LuAnn. Resources in Leeza's Place help caregivers find financial assistance, support groups, coaching, and help with constructing a world outside of their work and caregiving, whether at a physical location or online.