[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 66525-66526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27205]


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                Proclamation 8900 of November 1, 2012

                
National Family Caregivers Month, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our Nation's health care professionals provide 
                essential medical services to millions of Americans, 
                yet they do not shoulder their responsibilities alone. 
                Family members, friends, and neighbors devote countless 
                hours to providing care to their relatives or loved 
                ones. During National Family Caregivers Month, we 
                recognize and thank the humble heroes who do so much to 
                keep our families and communities strong.

                Across America, daughters and sons balance the work of 
                caring for aging parents with the demands of their 
                careers and raising their own children. Spouses and 
                partners become caregivers to the ones they love even 
                as they navigate their own health challenges. Mothers 
                and fathers resume care for children returning home as 
                wounded warriors. Friends and relatives form networks 
                to support loved ones with disabilities. All of them 
                give selflessly to bring comfort, social engagement, 
                and stability to those they love.

                Family caregivers have an immeasurable impact on the 
                lives of those they assist, but their hours are long 
                and their work is hard. Many put their own lives on 
                hold to lift up someone close to them. That is why my 
                Administration continues to support these committed 
                individuals through programs like the National Family 
                Caregiver Support Program and the Lifespan Respite Care 
                Program, and through new initiatives like the National 
                Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. These efforts help 
                caregivers access services, provide quality support, 
                and reinforce their support through respite care 
                options. Additionally, my Administration has pursued 
                workplace flexibility initiatives that help caregivers 
                balance their responsibilities to their employers with 
                their responsibilities to their loved ones. I was also 
                proud to sign the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 
                Health Services Act, which has helped our most 
                seriously injured post-9/11 veterans and their family 
                caregivers through financial support; access to health 
                insurance, mental health services, and counseling; and 
                comprehensive caregiver training and respite care.

                National Family Caregivers Month is a time to reflect 
                on the compassion and dedication that family caregivers 
                embody every day. As we offer our appreciation and 
                admiration for their difficult work, let us also extend 
                our own offers of support to them and their loved ones.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim November 2012 as 
                National Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all 
                Americans to pay tribute to those who provide for the 
                health and well-being of their family members, friends, 
                and neighbors.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2012-27205
Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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