When my husband Nick lost his left eye at the age of 12 to multiple retinal detachments he surmised that he was in for a lifetime of inconvenience. When he eventually started losing the sight in his remaining eye at the age of 32, I discovered that managing a chronic condition was a full-time job. 

 

No matter how successful our careers had been, we were not prepared for the stress that accompanies full-time family caregiving. When we started researching options, we discovered that family caregivers were being ignored and that was unacceptable to us and so began the quest to create a paradigm shift in the lives of 43,000,000 Americans.

 

Today, over 30 years later, we are humbled to present Chronic Care Advocates to the world. 

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Diane Garofolo, Co-Founder & Co-Chair