ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

Caregiving for a Loved One with a Long-Term Illness

By CancerCare staff — 2021

When you are caring for a loved one with a long-term illness, caregiving becomes a marathon rather than a sprint.

Read on www.cancercare.org

FindCenter Post-Image

The Chronic Illness Workbook: Strategies and Solutions for Taking Back Your Life

The Chronic Illness Workbook brings clarity and order to what feels like an unmanageable and isolating experience. It shows both those who are ill and those who care for them how to live a full and meaningful life despite undeniable difficulties.

Book
Patricia A Fennell
2025
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

How to Help Someone with Cancer: 70 Ways to Help Cancer Patients and Their Families During Cancer Treatment

A loved one was recently diagnosed with cancer and you aren’t sure the best way to help. Surely there’s something you can do besides bringing a frozen dinner? This book will be your guide to practical ways you can help a cancer patient as they are progressing through treatment.

Book
Shannon Benish
2017
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
21:00

Coping With Depression During Cancer

What is depression, what are the signs of it? What are the causes of depression during cancer? What are the best ways to cope with it? In this video, Dr. Jennifer Griggs interviews guest Rosie Ingebritson, LMSW about how to cope with depression during cancer.

Video
2021
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
00:33

Cancer and Finances—Linda’s Story

Financial hardship often accompanies a cancer diagnosis. Linda shares her experiences and insights about managing questions with employment and finances that often accompany a cancer diagnosis.

Video
2020
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness

Why do some people find and sustain hope during difficult circumstances, while others do not? What can we learn from those who do, and how is their example applicable to our own lives? The Anatomy of Hope is a journey of inspiring discovery, spanning some thirty years of Dr.

Book
Jerome Groopman
2005
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness as a Soul Journey

This is a book for any person who is living with a life-threatening illness and for anyone who is caring for and/or loves a person who is ill. Bolen affirms that the price of going into the scary places, of feeling like a piece of green meat on a hook, is high, but worth it. We have no choice.

Book
Jean Shinoda Bolen
2007
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

There Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love

The creator of the viral hit “Empathy Cards” teams up with a compassion expert to produce a visually stunning and groundbreaking illustrated guide to help you increase your emotional intelligence and learn how to offer comfort and support when someone you know is in pain.

Book
Kelsey Crowe, Emily McDowell
2017
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Sound Mind, Sound Body: A New Model for Lifelong Health

In this dramatic new approach to understanding personal health, Dr. Pelletier shows how lifelong good health is far more dependent on a positive, purposeful life orientation than on aerobic workouts and rigid low-fat diets.

Book
Kenneth R. Pelletier
1995
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Things I Wish I’d Known: Cancer Caregivers Speak Out

Nearly three-quarters of American households will find themselves caring for a cancer patient at one point in their lives. Based on formal interviews with nonprofessional caregivers, this book is the first to capture their thoughts, feelings, and insights on a large scale.

Book
Deborah J. Cornwall
2016
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Caregiver Well-Being