During surgery or treatment, your friend or loved one will require your help, love and support. And although there are many ways to show that you care, you might feel overwhelmed and unsure of how to act. First, be clear about what you can offer. It’s tempting to ask the
Strength is defined in the Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary as “the quality that allows someone to deal with problems in a determined and effective way.” As a leading cancer survivorship coaching expert and co-creator of Well Beyond This, a virtual coaching based app that helps survivors overcome stress so they can
This post is adapted from a post by Megan Rutherford on SHARE‘s website. Family and friends can make a huge difference in helping a patient face diagnosis and treatment for breast or ovarian cancer. Here, several volunteers from SHARE’s Helpline (all cancer survivors) talk about the most supportive things their
Fighting cancer runs your life. You lose control. A cancer patient is scared and stressed about the uncertain future. Schedules life around countless doctor appointments, tests, treatments and recovery. Suffers sometimes unsoothable, excruciating pain. While you, as a caregiver, want to help ease this journey, your good intentions may accidentally
Five years on. This love letter is very overdue. It puts to paper, or digital ink as it were, my love and gratitude for you, my wonderful life partner. We were only together for 6 months when I was diagnosed. You could have run. You could have been weak or
Every day Sharsheret fields questions from family members and friends about how to best support the woman they love while she is facing breast cancer or ovarian cancer. Here are some helpful tips based on the wisdom from the women of Sharsheret. 1. Follow her lead Let your loved one
It’s not often that I share publicly the bad and the ugly – most of the time I just go for the good, or nothing at all. But it’s 2 a.m. and pain is tearing through my right foot as a dull ache creeps its way up my ankle. I
Dear friends, We are so excited to share that CareHood is live and you can now open your first CareHood account. Over the last 6 months, we have designed a place that we believe will help patients, caregivers, family, friends and loved ones give and receive the kind of help
The link between cancer and diet has been studied extensively. While studies have yet to prove that certain foods fight cancer outreach, many foods have nutrients and properties that have been associated with targeting cancer cells, strengthening cancer-fighting cells and reducing tumor growth. Whether you’re healthy, recently diagnosed, in treatment,
Accompanying a loved one to the hospital for the first time can be intimidating and scary. Being the caregiver or the “friend sitting by” is a difficult position: you want to be as supportive as possible without asking too much. And there are no general guidelines on how to do a
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