Advice & Inspiration
CaringBridge Helped Lighten Burden During Family’s Cancer Journey
CaringBridge Helped Lighten Burden During Family’s Cancer Journey
I can still clearly remember the date—Aug. 15, 2005. That is the day that we learned my husband had cancer. That is the date that divided our lives into Before Cancer and After Cancer.
What to Say
How to Tell Your Family You Have Cancer
If you are diagnosed with cancer, it can feel stressful and daunting trying to find the words to say, especially to those who are closest to you. During this time it’s important to remember th…
What to Write in a Get Well Card
A handwritten get well card is a sweet and simple gesture that can make a big difference to someone going through a health struggle. Taking the time to actually write something by hand shows how much …
28 Heartfelt Thank You Messages for Nurses
Nurses are truly superheroes. They brave the front lines for us so we don’t have to. We asked our Facebook followers to share some gratitude messages for nurses, and hundreds of responses flooded in…
NEW! Schedule Zoom Calls Through the CaringBridge Planner
CaringBridge has partnered with Zoom to make it easier to connect with your loved ones. Whether you are sharing test results, asking for help, or just needing friendly faces around you, use your free, unlimited Zoom account provided by CaringBridge to mobilize your people.
Caregiving
10 Tips for Parents of Kids with Cancer
Learning your child has a chronic illness is a feeling you cannot prepare for. The new and unfamiliar stresses can cause intense feelings of love, sadness, grief, panic, and guilt. All those feel…
The Gift of Listening
When you’re caring for a child with cancer, talking with others who understand can be invaluable. CaringBridge has partnered with The Mighty to create a public group that is also a safe space for pa…
How to Deal with Grief & Loss
Losing a loved one is one of the most trying things you’ll ever experience. You may feel as if you’ll never recover or that the weight of the loss is too much for you to bear. Although truly diffi…
How We Heal: A CaringBridge Series
With the simple hope of helping others, ordinary people plunged into serious health crises talk about what has made them whole again, even in the face of trauma, suffering and loss. While every approach is different, one universal truth emerges: Healing is possible, and valuable, even when cure is not an outcome.
Healing
How Loving Kindness Meditation Can Help Your Mind Breathe
Heading to my cabin in Wisconsin, I passed the Franconia Sculpture Park in an unmown hay field adjacent to County Road 8. Among its giant recycled material sculptures, one installation is a pair of ro…
Study: Spiritual Support Often Absent in Clinic Settings
I am a spiritual caregiver who had a client, Sara, who let her Stage 1 breast cancer grow over four years before she sought pastoral counseling to decide if she should seek medical treatment. Sara had…
Childhood Cancer Caregivers Group
If you are a parent or caregiver to a child with cancer, CaringBridge invites you to join our public community on The Mighty to find support, connection and resources from those on a similar family cancer journey.
Helping
How to Tell Your Family You Have Cancer
If you are diagnosed with cancer, it can feel stressful and daunting trying to find the words to say, especially to those who are closest to you. During this time it’s important to remember th…
10 Meaningful Thank You Gifts for Nurses
Some may call them nurses, we call them superheroes. Today and every day we give thanks for nurses and all of the extra hours and hard work they put into caring for others. Whether it’s writin…
15 Thoughtful Gift Ideas for Cancer Patients
When you find out someone you know has cancer, you won’t always know exactly what to say or do to make his or her experience easier. Giving a thoughtful gift is one of the many ways you can show sup…
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