Abstract

I thank Dr Brown for providing clinicians with a comprehensive approach to supporting caregivers in their own needs. Caring for a friend or family member with a terminal or protracted illness can be stressful and often can consume the caregiver, with little rest from the mental, emotional, and physical strain, and where personal support for the caregiver may be limited or nonexistent. The difficulties caregivers encounter are becoming more apparent to the healthcare community and every effort should be made to provide empathetic and compassionate support.