caregiving

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How to Regain Intimacy When Your Partner Has Bladder Cancer

Being a caregiver can change your relationship, but there are ways to rekindle the spark

Senior couple on the beach

Cómo recuperar la intimidad cuando tu pareja tiene cáncer de vejiga

Ser la cuidadora de alguien puede cambiar tu relación, pero hay formas para reavivar la pasión

Bellamy Young

Bellamy Young Is Putting the Spotlight on Hepatic Encephalopathy

The award-winning actress talks about the brain disorder that affected her father and how she’s using her platform to help give caregivers a voice

Robin Finn

Grief and Loss Are Different When You’re the Caregiver

After years of blaming myself, writing and grief therapy helped me move forward after my mother’s death

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Tips for Head and Neck Cancer Caregivers

Head and neck cancer caregivers are at an increased risk of caregiver burnout. Here’s what you can do to take care of yourself when you’re caring for someone else.

Family sitting in the garden and enjoying the conversation

Consejos para cuidadores de pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello

Los cuidadores de pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello tienen un mayor riesgo de agotamiento Aquí encontrarás lo que puedes hacer para protegerte mientras cuidas a alguien más.

Mature woman very sad looking through window worried

What Is C. diff? What You Need to Know About This Deadly Infection

C. diff causes the most healthcare-associated infections in the U.S. — and women are at higher risk than men

Shé Langley

Caregiving During Covid

Members of the “sandwich generation” have a tough task caring for parents and children. For me, Covid made it much more difficult.

Finding Dementia Care for a Loved One

Don’t Journey Alone: How to Find Caregiving Help for a Loved One with Dementia

Caring for someone you love who has dementia can be a heavy burden, but you don’t have to bear it alone. Here are some tips to find the caregiving help you need.

What’s the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?

What’s the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?

Hospice care and palliative care have things in common, but they’re not the same

Woman wearing a blue surgical mask looking out the window

Covid Family Caregivers Need Our Support

Helping those who help others during Covid

Blue ballpoint pen and a last will and testament

End-of-Life Planning 101

Making financial and medical plans for your end of life is important. Here’s how to get started.

Allison Disarufino

Caring for Caregivers During Cancer Treatment Is Important, Too

Using a meal delivery schedule service has helped me care for the people I love

Hannah Keels

Asking for Support Helps Me Heal

Learning how to give family and friends actionable tasks has been an essential part of my journey with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer

mixed race mother and daughter relaxing outdoors together

Do You Know Someone Who Has Cancer? Here’s How You Can Help.

Check out these resources, including a helpful program that brings family, friends and caregivers together through meal-giving

Supporting A Loved One With Cancer Infographic

Supporting A Loved One With Cancer

Helpful resources for family, friends and caregivers

woman reads a book on the beach

Put Yourself on the A-List This Summer

Between juggling summer camps, planning vacations and chauffeuring non-stop, moms may have fallen off their own priority lists this summer. Let’s fix that.

Lori LoCicero

My Husband and I Talked About Almost Everything. I Wish We’d Known to Talk About Death.

Living through the death of my husband taught me the importance of discussing end-of-life wishes with your loved ones

Jaclyn Smith

15 Minutes With: Jaclyn Smith Talks About the 20th Anniversary of Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis

The Charlie’s Angels star credits her friends with getting her through her treatment

Liz looking out of the window wearing a pink sweater on a floral couch

How Becoming My Husband’s Caregiver in My 30s Changed My Life

We used to have big plans — now we focus on just getting through each day

Austin Weirich with his mom, Leslie, on their last Mother’s Day together, 2016.

My Son Didn’t Commit a Crime When He Took His Own Life

Losing Austin forced me to understand that suicide isn’t a choice. Now, I’m on a mission to save others who may be at risk.

The Final Chapter written on an old typewriter

End-of-Life Conversations Can Be Hard, but Your Loved Ones Will Thank You

While 90% of adults say that talking to their loved ones about their end-of-life wishes is important, only 27% have actually had these conversations

Two people sit next to each other with pensive looks on their faces. One is older and one is younger. They are not making eye contact.

What Is Family Estrangement? A Relationship Expert Describes the Problem and Research Agenda

Almost 70 million people in the United States report being estranged from a family member