Caregiving

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Read October 25, 2019

Living with Cautious Optimism

When your loved on is diagnosed with cancer, and life seems to throw you one bad turn after the next, hope can seem elusive. Cautious optimism taught me how to hope again and to navigate the bumps of life which are always more jarring after a cancer diagnosis.
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Read October 18, 2019

Caregivers: Don't Go it Alone

When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, how do caregivers live? Seeking that elusive answer nearly leveled Nancy Sharp in the early months of her husband Brett’s brain tumor diagnosis.
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Read February 28, 2019

New Book on 'Cancer Caregivers' Features Our Commitment to Caregivers

We are excited to share that we have authored a book chapter on caregiving published by Oxford University Press. The chapter is included in a new book, entitled ‘Cancer Caregivers,’ that is dedicated to the science of cancer caregiving and the support that is available to caregivers in their community.
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Read July 19, 2018

Caring for Caregivers at Colorado Cancer Caregivers Day

DENVER, CO- For Britton and Jen Thomas, MyLifeLine , now a part of the Cancer Support Community (CSC), was a major source of social and emotional support after their significant others passed away from cancer.
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Read March 12, 2018

Dr. Jill Biden Hears from CSC Caregiver at SXSW

Over the weekend, you might have seen the hashtag #cancerFIERCE coming out of the social media coverage of South by Southwest (SXSW). That is because Dr. Jill Biden and other leaders with the Biden Cancer Initiative were at the gathering in Austin, TX to put the organization’s work front and center at a gathering of leading thinkers and entrepreneurs. As part of Dr. Biden’s #cancerFIERCE visit to SXSW, she met with cancer patients, caregivers, and advocates, including Mike DiMascio.
CSC: Sustained by Community: Providing Support as a Caregiver
Read November 21, 2017

How to Practice Self-Care as a Caregiver

For our 35 th anniversary year, as part of our Fall Cancer Awareness campaign, the Cancer Support Community would like to highlight how you can support someone with cancer so that you or your loved ones can feel “sustained by community.”