Caregiving

A patient details how her oncology nurse always made her feel safe no matter how overwhelming her workload may have been.

A retired oncology social worker shares some helpful tips for being a supportive caregiver while also maintaining your own well-being. “Caregiving is compassion in action,” he writes.

A cancer nurse focuses on alleviating or reducing the anxiety patients often feel when undergoing cancer treatment.

One patient describes her nurse navigator as one she could turn to at a time when she was receiving cancer treatment away from home.

A woman explains how pushing her anxiety aside to care for her sister with cancer was not good for her own health. “I wondered about all the other caregivers out there. I wondered if they, too, were suffering in silence because they did not want to draw focus away from the person they were caring for,” she writes.

A colleague describes a fellow oncology nurse who welcomes everyone who walks through their doors and makes every effort to make patients feel as comfortable as possible.

During anxious times throughout treatment, one patient details how her oncology nurse helped her to relax at visits to her cancer center.

One oncology nurse helped a patient with esophageal cancer throughout treatment by keeping her comfortable and maintaining her dignity.

A patient notes how her advanced practice provider made such an impression on her that she even switched offices to continue their experience.

One colleague details how her fellow oncology nurse puts her all towards her patients and sets an example for others at her center.

A patient undergoing treatment for neuroendocrine tumors maintained a positive attitude about his cancer through phone calls from his care manager to check in after appointments, among other efforts.

An oncologist details how his oncology nurse has helped him for over 12 years and makes him look forward to caring for over 80 patients every day with her support.

One oncology nurse helped her patient with cancer by talking with his insurance carriers to provide a drug he needed for treatment.

A caregiver discusses the grueling experience of not knowing whether cancer could strike one of her children or family members again at any given moment.

A patient details how an oncology nurse made him feel better in more ways than one while undergoing cancer treatment.

An oncology nurse’s experience with her own cancer journey has made her a strong support system on several levels for patients with cancer.

A patient details how a nurse made her experience with blood draws, which can be difficult due to compromised veins, a much more pleasant one.

From blankets to coupons, one oncology nurse makes sure that her patient has what they need before, during and after cancer treatment.

A patient nominates her oncology nurse, who stood by her side when receiving chemotherapy for nearly a year.

After her sister's cancer recurrence, a woman explains her choice not to assume the caregiver role this time around. "While my sister battles cancer this time, I will be her sister," she writes.

A retired special education teacher reflects on a pediatric oncology nurse practitioner who helped her teach children with neurocognitive issues impacted by cancer and its treatments.

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, the hosts of the ‘Stage 4 Clinger’ podcast share the story of their cancer and caregiver journeys and how it led to the conception of their podcast.

An oncologist notes how her practice nurse implements her personal experience with loss from cancer towards her care of patients currently receiving cancer treatment.

A cancer survivor details how her oncology nurse was also a therapist and social worker for patients as they received chemotherapy.

A patient with ovarian cancer details the compassion she experienced with her oncology nurse even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three different people describe similar experiences with someone who stands alongside them during their journeys.

A mother credits her son’s oncology nurse for saving his life and their entire family with her smile, grace and endless commitment.

A patient with cancer recalls his experience with group therapy started by a nurse that helped him learn more not only from her but from others in similar situations.