Articles about Tips for Caregivers

December 19, 2024

Stress-Less Holiday Eats

When people think of the holidays, one of the first things they focus on is the scrumptious meals and treats that have long been a part of their festivities. For Caregivers and Sequel Makers, this ...

December 11, 2024

Celebrating the Holidays When Everything Has Changed

My Story My husband, Dan, was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer on our third wedding anniversary. That was the first of many celebrations that were never the same. Rather than celebrating another ...

October 12, 2021

Applying for Social Security Benefits, by the Disability Benefits Center

How A Caregiver Can Help A Loved One Apply For Social Security Disability Benefits If you are a caregiver to someone that has a medical condition that prevents them from working you can help them ...

The First Year of Grieving, by Heather Erickson

The First Year of Grieving Today, April 26th, marks the first anniversary of my husband’s death. What a difference a year can make in your life. At this time last year, I was running on very little ...

Caregiving is an Interesting and Winding Journey

Caregiving is an interesting and winding journey Blessings in the Storm Until you, yourself, are a primary caregiver for someone you love, you have no idea what this adventure entails. In a way, it’s ...

January 23, 2020

The Heavy Burden of THE LAST TIME...

My wife, who has been living with cancer for over 4 years, received some troubling news about our cancer journey. This isn't uncommon for those of us in the cancer world and there's actually a term ...

November 01, 2019

The Good That Comes From Cancer

It has been 50+ months since my wife's diagnosis with cancer and a lot of things have changed during that time. Yes, there's been a lot of undesired changes that cancer-goers, caregivers, friends and ...

Parenting Through Cancer, Part Two

*This is the second of a two part blog series on parenting through cancer. Here's part one. Hashing it out with Kyle, my Jack-to-Jack Coach – who’s also a dad. Kyle Kyle, how did you know your kids ...

Parenting Through Cancer, Part One

A conversation with the Angel Foundation and an adult who's been in my kids' shoes. People say thing like, ‘kids are resilient,’ ‘they’ll bounce back,’ and so many platitudes. The truth is, I’ve had ...

Bold Moves

By the time Tracy was tested for multiple myeloma, we were months into utter panic. Her back pain was worsening and several weeks before she had cracked something in her back when standing up at our ...

February 01, 2019

A magic suggestion for your friends and family

When friends and family hear the news - they will almost immediately want to help. This is great, of course, because we all need help. But it's often difficult to figure out what help we need - and ...

Cancer Caregivers: the Partner Perspective Part I

A collaboration with our friends at The Firefly Sisterhood. We're starting with the perspective of Caregivers who are caring for their partner. In future posts we'll begin exploring other ...

New to Cancer Caregiving? Read the Creed!

Are you new to cancer caregiving? Do you know someone who is? When cancer strikes our loved one, we caregivers instantly begin playing a role we've never played before. Cancer impacts every aspect of ...