Caregiving
Creating a Community Around Hope for Stomach Cancer
March 12th 2020In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Aki Smith, founder of Hope for Stomach Cancer, about her journey as her father’s caregiver and what she hopes the organization offers for others affected by a stomach cancer diagnosis.
Surviving Pink: A Mother-Daughter Duo on Believing in Hope
January 9th 2020In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with breast cancer survivor Felicia Robinson, who recently wrote a book with her daughter on their personal experiences with the various aspects of a life-changing diagnosis.
Autonomy of a Caregiver: Fostering Relationships Outside of the One You're Caring For
July 13th 2019Those people who may seem like a burden while you navigate the new normal that is life with cancer may be the very people who support you through this journey. For the caregivers out there: try to maintain your autonomy.
Adolescents: The Forgotten Caregivers
June 22nd 2019Cancer 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?
The Girls: A Family Remembers Their Two Daughters Lost to Cancer
June 19th 2019What 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.