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Care for the Caregivers ... Please.

Anyone who has ever had an account with Shoe Fab then you've received a new magazine called "RedBook Magazine." It's pretty good, seems to improve with each issue. Today I came across this article that just tugged at my heart strings; not only because it hit so close to home but also that the article reiterated to me that many others are either going through or have gone through the same thing--Care-giving. The article was called "It's Time to Care for the Caregivers" by Meghan Daum which was about this incredible woman named Debbie Sanford, married to Brandon (a sergeant) and she described their life as basically like newlyweds everyday; until one day Brandon was injured in three separate bombing incidents which in result left him with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Debbie explains that Brandon has the cognitive ability of a ten (10) year old and impaired short-term memory and relies on reminder boards de