8 Best Ways to Support a Friend in the Hospital
You’ve just found out a family member or friend is in the hospital, and you want to show you’re thinking about them. What would help the most? A thoughtful card? Or maybe something to help them pa...
13 Ways to Connect With Others While Social Distancing
In these challenging, uncertain times, community can be an incredible source of strength. A little extra love and support can go a long way right now. We asked our staff and ...
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 Ways to Console Someone Going Through a Hard Time
Knowing what to say to 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’re here t...
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. ...
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 is very important that you show up to offer comfort and hope&nb...
4 Tips to Start a Prayer Chain
A prayer chain is a list of people who agree to pray for a loved one during a troubled time. Prayer is among the most ancient of human practices, and to this day billions of people believe in its powe...
9 Ways to Support Cancer Patients (Backed by Research)
Have you ever struggled to offer help to a patient or family caregiver? It can be just as hard to know what is needed as it is for them to ask for help. CaringBridge partnered with a team of technolog...
Wife Uses Power of Journaling to Cope After Husband’s Dementia Diagnosis
Throughout every step of living with her husband’s diagnosis of dementia, Rosalie kept writing in her journals. She credits her therapist for acknowledging that her feelings were real, and that she ...
13 Amazing Gift Ideas for Cancer Patients
When you find out someone you love has cancer, you won’t always know exactly what to say or do to make their experience easier. Giving a thoughtful gift is one of the many ways you can show support ...