5 ways to improve your life as a caregiver
When you act as the caregiver for a cancer patient, it’s easy to let your own needs take a back seat sometimes. After all, they are the sick ones who need your support, right?
But taking good care of yourself is no less important than taking care of the people you love: whether it’s your kids, your aging parents, your younger siblings or your ailing spouse or partner. You’re actually more effective as a caregiver when your...
Children’s Art Project gives osteosarcoma survivor meaningful experiences as both a child and an adult
Jordan Rance was only 11 years old when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2005.
“I didn’t have any symptoms,” she says. “I got...
What does an early inflammatory breast cancer rash look like?
Redness or another change in the skin color of the breast, swelling on one side and/or a rash that appears quickly — sometimes literally overnight...
5 hard truths it’s important to acknowledge as a caregiver
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), roughly 6 in every 10 adults live with some form of chronic illness. Many are severe enough that their sufferers require some type of assistance to manage their lives. That means thousands of spouses, parents, siblings, adult children and close friends are serving as someone’s caregiver each day.
But acting as a caregiver isn’t easy. Depending on how debilitating a loved one’s...
Can frequent UTIs be a sign of bladder cancer?
The symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and the symptoms of bladder cancer can be very similar. Both may involve pain while urinating...
How is ovarian cancer treated?
One reason ovarian cancer often comes with a poor prognosis is that the disease is not usually diagnosed until it’s already in the latter...
7 myths about caregiving you shouldn’t believe
Taking care of myself is selfish.
All of the support available is for patients.
Nobody really understands what I'm going through...