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 feelings ...
Nothing can prepare you for the feeling of learning that your child has cancer. All these unfamiliar stresses and feelings can be so much to bear. However, there are ways to cope and deal with the emo...
Ana van Koeverden, 15, has lived with brain cancer since she was 3. To protect her from COVID-19 ahead of a successful surgery in July, her whole family, including Calla, her Wirehaired Pointing Griff...
There’s no way around it. Caregiving is one of the most rewarding responsibilities and a true act of love and devotion to a loved one. But it is also one of the most challenging and stressful respon...
When you used to think of a typical doctor’s appointment, you might conjure up images of waiting rooms, stethoscopes and maybe stickers. Now, that image has changed quite a bit. With the world s...
In a health crisis, a bewildering number of decisions, choices and practical needs arise quickly and over time. Family and friends want to help, but even well-meaning offers can become overwhelming an...
During a health journey, patients and caregivers almost always need help, and family and friends would do almost anything to help. But human nature and feeling overwhelmed often make it hard for those...
So many lives have been touched by the love and commitment of caregivers. How can we begin to thank them? To help show our gratitude for those who provide care, we offer a few ways to thank a ca...
Compassion fatigue is the traumatic stress experienced by those who are spending significant time taking care of a loved one who is sick or in distress. When someone you know or love is going through ...
Not everyone can afford to hire an in-home nurse or professional caregiver. Today, there are around 45.3 million unpaid, non-professional caregivers in the United States taking care of a loved one.&nb...
