10 Ways to Help During a Health Crisis
CaringBridge families confirm that one of the most well-intended but unhelpful phrases heard during a health crisis is: “If you need anything, just call me.” “I appreciate the gestur...
How to Deal With Isolation: 8 Tips
Isolation is an experience many of us encounter at various stages in our lives. Whether by choice or circumstance, the loneliness that often comes with isolation can make days seem longer and even mak...
Show You Care! 10 Thoughtful Holiday Gifts for Caregivers
While the holidays can be a joyful time spent with family and friends, it can also add stress to someone caring for a loved one on a health journey. Whether a family caregiver is a spouse, child, sibl...
9 Thoughtful Ways to Honor National Family Caregivers Month in November
November is a time of gratitude, a month where we pause to appreciate some of the most important unsung heroes among us: family caregivers. Most of these devoted individuals quietly shoulder emotional...
16 Ways to Support Someone with Cancer
When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, you may have a million questions running through your head. How should I react? What should I say? How can I help? We asked our CaringBridge commun...
7 Helpful Ways to Show Someone You Love Them
Love is more than just three simple words. You can see it everyday – from the man walking his beloved pup down the street, to the woman helping her neighbor carry her groceries in from the car. ...
7 Ways to Console Someone Going Through a Hard Time
Knowing how to console someone going through loss or hardship is always a challenge. You certainly don’t want to say the wrong thing, but saying nothing could be just as hurtful. We asked the C...
9 Ways to Comfort Someone Who Needs It
One of the biggest challenges about going through struggles is often the feelings of loneliness and isolation that accompany it. It can mean so much when you show up to offer comfort and hope&nbs...
How to Build a Strong Support System
Facing a difficult health journey can make you feel vulnerable and isolated. From injury recovery to cancer treatment, it can be challenging to focus on healing if you don’t have a solid support sys...
Raising Money for Caregiver Support
Pictured above is the Erickson family, whose story is part of the CaringBridge How We Heal Series. Being a family caregiver can be a stressful role in more ways than one. Watching aloved one go throug...