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Care Partner
Resource Library
Curated reading and tools for care partners navigating chronic illness and transplant
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Caregiving
9 titles
Caregiving
Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America
Kate Washington
$17
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Caregiving
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Dementia
Nancy L. Mace
$20
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Caregiving
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast
$22
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Caregiving
Self-Care for Caregivers: A Practical Guide
Susanne White
$15
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Caregiving
Stand By Me: A Guide to Navigating Modern Meaningful Caregiving
Allison Applebaum PhD
$28
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Caregiving
The Conscious Caregiver
Linda Abbit
$16
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Caregiving
The Caregiver Helpbook: Powerful Tools for Caregiving
Vicki Schmall
$22
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Caregiving
The Accidental Caregiver
Kimberly Fraser
$16
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Caregiving
Choosing Joy
Helene Berger
$15
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Chronic Illness
5 titles
Chronic Illness
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Atul Gawande
$17
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Chronic Illness
How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill
Toni Bernhard
$18
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Chronic Illness
When Someone You Love Has a Chronic Illness
Tamara McClintock Greenberg
$15
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Chronic Illness
You're Sick; They're Not: Relationship Help for Chronic Illness
Rosalind Joffe
$14
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Chronic Illness
Sick and Tired: Empathy and Practical Help for Those with Chronic Illness
Gary Roe
$13
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Kidney & Transplant
3 titles
Kidney · Transplant
Thriving with Kidney Disease
Walter A. Hunt
$25
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Kidney · Transplant
Stopping Kidney Disease
Lee Hull
$20
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Chronic Illness
The Patient Priority: Solving Healthcare's Value Crisis
The Patient Priority Team
$30
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Organization Tools
4 items
Organization
My Care Case Medical Records Organizer
My Care Case
Full binder system — physician pages, insurance records, lab results, med logs, test CDs.
$40
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Organization
Chronic Illness Health Organizer: 6-Month Planner
Nanpaw's Adventures
Tracks symptoms, medications, appointments and energy levels for care partners and patients.
$22
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Organization
Caregiver Daily Log Book: Medication Checklist and Care Tracker
Cole Goodwin
Daily log with vitals, medications, activities and care notes for complex multi-med regimens.
$10
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Organization
Medical Records Travel Wallet and Document Organizer
StoreSMART
Compact wallet for insurance cards, living wills, medical summaries and medication lists.
$18
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Medical Monitoring
3 items
Medical Monitoring
Omron Platinum Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor
Omron
Clinically validated. Post-transplant patients need consistent, reliable readings at home.
$65
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Medical Monitoring
Zacurate Pro Series Fingertip Pulse Oximeter
Zacurate
Fast SpO2 and pulse rate readings. Essential for immunocompromised post-transplant patients.
$20
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Medical Monitoring
iProven Digital Oral Thermometer
iProven
Post-transplant patients on immunosuppressants need to catch fever early. Trust matters.
$12
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Medication & Emergency Preparedness
3 items
Medication Management
Apex 7-Day Weekly Pill Organizer Extra Large
Apex
Large compartment twice-daily organizer for complex transplant and CKD medication schedules.
$14
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Medication Management
Master Lock Portable Lock Box for Medications
Master Lock
Secure storage for controlled substances. Care partners need safety and accountability tools.
$30
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Emergency Preparedness
American Medical ID Stainless Steel Medical Alert Bracelet
American Medical ID
Engraved with conditions, medications and emergency contacts. Care partners can't be everywhere.
$35
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