I recently watched a documentary narrated by British naturalist David Attenborough about how climate change and deforestation negatively…
Jaime Christmas
Jaime Christmas is a patient advocate and columnist based in Auckland, New Zealand, with her cheeky doggie, Akira. She was a caregiver to a spouse who was afflicted with hATTR amyloidosis. Now she fights for equitable treatment and support for diagnosed patients and their caregivers. Although she now lives without the daily challenges of being a caregiver since her husband’s passing in 2022, she hopes to be still an encourager and listening ear to those presently walking the journey she knows only too well.
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Articles by Jaime Christmas
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ColumnsI Learned the True Value of Friendship Amid Difficult Times
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take…
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ColumnsAppreciating Challenges Can Help Partners Form a Special Bond
I lost my husband, Aubrey, on May 22. This period of adapting to him being gone has been somewhat…
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ColumnsThe Importance of Thinking in Advance About End-of-life Arrangements
If you are new to my column, my name is Jaime, and I was a caregiver to my husband,…
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ColumnsMaking the Right Decision at the Beginning Helped Me in the End
Some time has passed since I lost my husband on May 22. For nine years, Aubrey suffered from…
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ColumnsIn This Passageway of Grief, I Also Find Hope
After nine years of being a caregiver to a husband afflicted with hATTR amyloidosis, I can no longer lay…
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ColumnsNow That the End Is Here, I Think Everything Will Be All Right
I am sitting across from my husband, Aubrey, who’s on his last leg of life with us on earth. When…
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ColumnsWhat Time Away From My Husband Taught Me About Love
On April 1, Malaysia’s borders reopened to international travelers following COVID-19-related closures, and I finally had the pleasure of…
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ColumnsMy Calendar Helps Me Remember Past Medical Events
In my work as a patient advocate for the New Zealand Amyloidosis Patients Association, I occasionally need to…
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ColumnsTaking a Break From Caregiving to Visit Family
After almost three years of not seeing my family, I’m finally back in Malaysia to spend some quality time with…