CaringBridge is a trusted, 25-year-old nonprofit social network that helps people connect with family and friends during a health journey. It’s a free, personal, protected online platform with simple tools for patients and their family caregivers to share health updates, and for their community to...
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Our proud partner First Descents, provides free, life-changing outdoor adventures for young adults (ages 18-45) impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions. First Descents (FD) knows that receiving a life-changing diagnosis can leave us with deep feelings of isolation, loneliness, and the need for a...
Your to-do list is probably too long for one person. Every item on the list is important, so prioritizing can feel frustrating. When you pick one task to try and complete, something unexpected comes up, or you realize you need to wait for someone else...
As a full-time caregiver, I can always tell whether someone has been a caregiver by how that person discusses the idea of “self-care.” Always. Someone who has actually been a caregiver will shrug and sigh and laugh and acknowledge that “self-care” has become a bit...
Proactively caring for aging parents can present many unique challenges, both logistically and emotionally. This can become even more complex when a parent is diagnosed with cancer or if you are dealing with your own diagnosis while caring for aging parents. The more proactively you begin...
Short on time? Of course, you are, if you’re a caregiver! From one caregiver to another, here is a quick, frank list of some of the hacks that have made my life easier over the years that I’ve been helping my parents. Auto-reply. Caregiver Life Hack No....
Table of Contents Introduction 2021 Upcoming Events About Unite for Her About Triage Cancer Breast and ovarian cancer patients throughout the United States are eligible to receive free integrative therapies and resources through the Unite for HER Wellness Program thanks to a new national expansion...
My children were 5 and 7 when I was diagnosed with stage IV oral cancer. It’s a disease that cannot be hidden under clothing. My caregivers and healthcare providers were so focused on me; we didn’t consider how my illness was affecting our children. I...
by Katie Budris Cancer has long impacted the women in my family, starting with my grandmother, then my mother, and now me. When I was 10, my grandmother moved in with us along with a live-in nurse to help my mother care for her until cancer...