For caregivers

To be a caregiver, you need to have support, resources, and information to help navigate life with paralysis and care for your loved one. We're here to help, starting with the tips, insights, and free services below.

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Your role as a caregiver >Your role as a caregiver

A letter from Dana Reeve to fellow caregivers on the valuable support they provide to their loved ones.

Resources for caregivers >Resources for caregivers

Here are a few caregiving tips and resources compiled by our team of information specialists.

Webcast: Dr. Dan on care >Webcast: Dr. Dan on care

A discussion with family therapist, Dr. Dan Gottlieb, on what it's like to be on the giving and receiving ends of care.

Moral Distress: Searching for True North >Moral Distress: Searching for True North

Frequently experienced by care receivers and caregivers because of the inherent ethical complexities of healthcare today.

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Have a question about paralysis? Our information specialists are available to help by phone or email.

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Talk to someone who understands. Our certified mentors are people living with or impacted by paralysis.

Free services and downloads

Paralysis Resource Guide >Paralysis Resource Guide

Our free guide is an essential tool for everyone living with paralysis.

Wallet cards >Wallet cards

Get handy wallet cards with vital information that could save your life. Available for both adults and kids.

Lending library >Lending library

Our Lending library has over 5,000 books, e-books and DVDs. Loans, including postage, are completely free.

SCI Research 101 >SCI Research 101

Don't Call It A Miracle: The Movement To Cure Spinal Cord Injury by Kate Willette covers research basics.

Over 200,000 copies of the Paralysis Resource Guide have been distributed

Resources in your area

Find resources and organizations that support people living with paralysis.

This project was supported, in part by grant number 90PR3002, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.