title: Reply to letter to the Editor.
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kitko
authors.forename: Judith E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hupcey
authors.forename: Juliann H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Boehmer
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*