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Archive for the ‘Caregivers’ Category

April 24th, 2008

Advice for those caring for the newly diagnosed

Yesterday afternoon, a dear friend of mine and one of my primary 2006 caretakers told me that her mother received a breast cancer diagnosis that morning.
My first reaction? ‘Oh, no … not another one!’
Why am I always surprised when I hear that someone else has been diagnosed? For God’s sake, the National Cancer Institute estimates […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Caregivers: The Invisible Patients

When you’re the patient, you have everyone’s sympathy. People come out of the woodwork to help you, they bust their butts to cook for you or shop for you or drive for you.
Earlier I posted about how to coordinate care for a cancer patient … but who helps the caregiver?
Caregivers have nearly as much stress, […]

By Karen Lynch -- 1 comment

April 22nd, 2008

How to Coordinate Care for a Cancer Patient

Someone you love has cancer. They didn’t choose it, it just happened, and they have to live with it. Thing is … your life is forever changed with that diagnosis as well. The minute they were diagnosed, you became a cancer caregiver.
If you live with the patient, well, you really have no choice — you […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

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