EILEEN’S
COMEBACK
WITH THE HELP OF A SOCIAL WORKER AND SEVERAL PHYSICIANS, A PATIENT HAS OVERCOME PERSONAL AND MEDICAL CHALLENGES.
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o say the past four years have been challenging for Eileen Bednarski, of Old Bridge, would be an understatement. She was the primary caregiver for her husband, Walter, who struggled with dementia for three years. After he passed away, she sold her home in Toms River. About six months after his death, she was diagnosed with cancer. Through it all, she relied on support and
medical care given by a social worker and several physicians at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (MMCSC). “I needed a soft place to fall, and they were there for me,” recalls Eileen.
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT In 2016, Eileen joined a caregivers support group, which was run by Kathleen Holahan, MSW, LCSW. “Walter was
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