If you are a working caregiver for a loved one with leukemia, you face significant impacts on their physical and mental health due to the demanding nature of the disease.

The challenges of managing a career alongside intensive, often medically complex, caregiving responsibilities can lead to high rates of anxiety, depression, physical exhaustion, and sleep disturbances, all of which can be exacerbated by your loved one’s own symptoms, as their poor sleep can disrupt your sleep as well.

The chronic stress of caregiving can weaken the immune system and lead to or worsen a variety of health problems. Long-term caregiving has been linked to an increased risk of conditions such as heart disease and high blood pressure.