Advice & Inspiration

What to Say

Words of Encouragement for Cancer-Related Hair Loss

Pictured above is Courtney Lamb, whose story is part of the CaringBridge How We Heal Series. For many, hair is one of the most beautiful and important parts of personal identity. Hair helps everyone e…

Caregiving

CaringBridge family story | Shaken by cancer diagnosis, helps family connect to their community.

Battling Loneliness as a Spouse Caregiver

Caring for a spouse through a health journey is an act of love and commitment. However, this role may feel overwhelming. As a spouse caregiver, you have many responsibilities, such as coordinating med…

11 Most Common Caregiver Duties

As a caregiver, you wear a LOT of hats. Nurse, chef, house cleaner, driver, advocate…just to name a few. We asked our community about the tasks and activities they regularly perform to help care…

Family of Conjoined Twins: With Hope Comes Healing

Kate and Rob Erickson of Elk River, MN, have used CaringBridge since the birth of their conjoined twin daughters, whose lives since separation surgery in 2020 continue to reflect love, joy and a belief that with hope, anything is possible. So that what they’ve been through might help others on health journeys, the Ericksons have generously shared their family’s story as part of the How We Heal series.

Healing

A Framework for Healing: Believe, Belong, Be

To honor hundreds of thousands of patients and family caregivers who use CaringBridge every day, we have been working with a National Geographic photographer and filmmaker to capture stories of hope a…

Exploring the Topic of Healing

CaringBridge has served as the world’s witness to good stuff that comes out of bad stuff since June 7, 1997, when founder Sona Mehring, of Eagan, MN, launched one website to support two college frie…

Helping

Offering Support: How to Help Someone in Grief

When someone we know or love is experiencing grief, our first impulse is to reach out. Yet, this impulse is often accompanied by a fear of saying the wrong thing. Grief is a deeply personal, often iso…

10 Chemo Care Package Ideas to Show You Care

We asked our community to share some of the favorite items they’ve given or received in a gift basket while going through chemo. Check out all their wonderful ideas.

9 Ways to Honor a Loved One Who Has Passed

When we asked families who have used CaringBridge to share ways they honor the memories of their loved ones, among the most touching was from Kat Schilling. On the anniversary of losing her 16-year-ol…

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