Resumo

CAPILLA DIAZ, Concepción. The life of a caregiver: The story of a familial caregiver. Index Enferm [online]. 2005, vol.14, n.48-49, pp.59-62. ISSN 1699-5988.

This fragment narrates the story of a family that looks after a brother born with a cerebral palsy, being totally disabled. It explains how the death of the father, eleven years before, implied a new stage in care, as well as her mother’s illness (three years before) that resulted in a permanent care for the brother and mother from all the sisters. The story of this familial caregiver helps us in approaching to a reality that is becoming more frequent in our society, which is the family implication in its member’s care when they are ill, especially when prolonged disabled situations.