Cancer is a huge, life-changing event for a family and the power of the experience in a young person’s life should not be underestimated. What is a semester at college compared to the learning and self-understanding that comes from being with your family in such a stressful time?
What a force they were, those two daughters of ours: that little nine-year-old kid Valerie, gone from bone cancer and the more grown-up 37-year-old Stacy, cut off by breast cancer. When we talk of them, however, it is often with a slight grin.
Just as we tell the person that we love enduring cancer that they are not alone, as caregivers, neither are we.
A devoted husband and caregiver shares the poetry he wrote for his beloved wife, Mary Lee, after doctors gave her 18 to 36 months to live.
My tips and experience as a new acupuncture patient follow as a potential guide to getting beyond any fear of the procedure and potentially understanding the benefits of multiple sessions.
Remembering to remain present through cancer.
This essay was written by Maria Campos nominating Mary Kernan, RN, OCN, of Smilow Cancer Center At Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, Connecticut, for CURE®'s Extraordinary Healer® Award.
"Alvin David, B.S.N., RN-BC, wrote this exemplar as part of his promotion to clinical nurse 3. I will let his words do the talking, as they reveal his true essence as a nurse, colleague, preceptor, friend, father, husband and extraordinary healer," wrote Margie McDonald, M.S.N., RN, CBCN of Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth.
Two husbands embrace changing and challenging roles at home when they learn of their spouses’ cancer diagnoses.
Being a caregiver and survivor takes adjusting to the diagnosis of the "C" word. Until there is a cure for cancer, may we all do our best to put one breath and foot in front of another.
An interview with Angela Hammack, B.S.N., RN, OCN.
In this nomination essay for the CURE® Extraordinary Healer® Award, Cora Beth Hartfield honors finalist Angela Hammack, B.S.N., RN, OCN.
In essays by patients and colleagues, three nurses were honored for their generosity and life-changing compassion.
Becoming a caregiving to a loved one with cancer feels as if my life has been turned upside down like a snow globe and I am left to hold on to the stable anchors.
Family and friends receive the cancer diagnosis right along with the patient. People change, relationships change and life as you know it may never be the same.
Productivity loss among parent caregivers associated with poor health-related quality of life in pediatric advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma.
Donating time in the cancer community after treatment brings benefits for both volunteers and those they help.
After the loss of my husband to cancer, I am still learning to live free of cowardice— to live bravely for as long as I have left.
Mandalas can help people with cancer and their caregivers find purpose.
In the patient-centric world of oncology, let's not overlook who stands watch and gives without expecting anything in return.
One widow's journey to stay in her home honors her husband's memory and brings healing.
When Joanne Lam was diagnosed with bladder cancer, her husband showed unwavering devotion in caring for her. Now it's her turn to be his caregiver.
I had no idea learning to sit with people in their pain would help me learn how to deal with my own.
Cancerland is a frightening place to be for days, weeks, months and yes, even years. Turn that worry into something positive; reach out and be kind today and every day forward.
A recent survey demonstrated the common tradeoffs most patients report regarding treatment decisions, highlighting the importance of shared decision making.
Two women discuss their experience in cancer caregiving, while giving advice to others.
We've got a sneak peek at what’s inside our Fall 2018 issue.
A panel of caregivers drew upon personal experience to offer advice and ideas to those in this role.
In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with Jill Kelly – wife of Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Jim Kelly – about his bout with head and neck cancer, and how she copes as a caregiver.
I poignantly remember an eloquent wife of a patient who died of acute leukemia shared her analogy with me. She stated, “You know when my dog died, I got a card from my vet. When my husband died, I got nothing.”