Cancer
Advice
Pocket Guide to Patient Advocacy In Cancer
Fast Facts Patient advocates are personal guides who help you get the right care at the right time during your cancer journey. They can take the form of a friend or family member, a social worker, nurse navigator, a former cancer patient, or yourself
What to say
8 Things You Should Never Say to Patients or Caregivers
We’ve all been in this situation before: A loved one is struggling with illness or grief, and we completely fumble for the right words to say, or possibly say nothing at all. It can be disorienting to watch someone you love go through hardship. No o
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A Mother’s Mission
Memorial Day Weekend in 2011 started off like any other holiday for the Burklow family. Nancy, her husband, and their four children were enjoying a relaxing family weekend. Aric, their youngest son and a freshman in high school, had gone inside to wa
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