A wise person said that a physician who treats himself has a fool for a patient, and a caregiver who feels that they can handle their own issues in care giving has a similar fate. There are a number of sources of professional advice and information available. Listed below are some. These will change frequently, so check back often. When dealing with someone who has a chronic illness it is critical to remember that the patient is the one with the illness.
Patients get very frustrated.
They want a cure and in chronic illness a cure is unlikely. Control and management are the best that most patients can hope for, and this may not be emotionally adequate. This frustration can vent itself as aggression. The patient may react angrily to things that otherwise be quite innocent. Just remember and be grateful that it is the patient who is ill not you.