Jana Carrington was a caregiver to her husband through three diagnoses of cancer, four rounds of chemotherapy, and bone marrow transplant.   Six months post transplant she was diagnosed with breast cancer.  She soon discovered that she had joined the ranks of thousands of other caregivers who have been diagnosed with a serious illness, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other immune related disorders, after being caregiver to family or friend.    She hopes this site will prevent others from developing a stress related illness.

Jana and her husband are both free of cancer today and seek to give to others what was so freely given to us:  time, attention, education, resources, understanding, hope, and faith.  Jana founded a publishing company where she serves as the President of You First Publications, Inc.  You First Publications, Inc. exists for the sole purpose of providing self-care resources for caregivers aimed at reducing their stress levels and increasing their liklihood of surviving the caregiving experience. 

Jana obtained her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Iowa in an attempt to understand her mother's death and the effect that it had on her family.  She went on to obtain certification as an Addictions Counselor and worked for 15 years to develop healthy relationships with substances, family, friends, and the world at large.  She is nationally certified and state licensed as a massage therapist when not giving care to herself, her husband or her writing.