I remember this like it was yesterday. I’m in the shower with tears streaming down my face. Trying to handle everything, but feeling like I’m handling nothing. Being a caregiver is hard. I’ve spent the entire morning on the phone with doctors because we have a borderline emergency situation where we need to be seen…
If you’re a family coping with cancer, family dynamics can be incredibly stressful. Here’s what to expect. My dad was sick (really sick) when we ended up in the emergency room. We were about a month into his cancer diagnosis and he was having some intense neurological issues plus we couldn’t get his nausea under…
How to help a family dealing with cancer and make a real difference. Real ways to help that won’t overwhelm the family or you. Do you know what is an amazing gift but can also be incredibly overwhelming during a cancer battle? People wanting to help. When my dad was diagnosed with cancer, people came…
A few weeks ago at the emergency room, I saw a frazzled woman hand the nurse an overstuffed bag of medicine. As the nurse was trying to go through the medications one by one, the bottles were dropping off the mobile computer and rolling around on the floor. You could tell by the pink flush…