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The 1 Truly Difficult Part About Being A Caregiver That Often Gets Overlooked

Emma Heming Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis, recently talked about the needs of caregivers on social media. Experts share what to know about the vital role.

In the Instagram video posted on Monday, Heming Willis had addressed the recent deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, who died a week apart from different diseases in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, last month. Sophia Tsesmelis Piccolino, clinical assistant professor and director of the Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care at the New York University Silver School of Social Work, explained to HuffPost that “caregiving is often viewed as a private, familial responsibility rather than a societal concern.” But Tsesmelis Piccolino said it’s important to remember that the role can also have “profound rewards, such as deepening relationships, fostering personal growth, and providing a sense of purpose and meaning.”

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