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Show You Care! 10 Thoughtful Holiday Gifts for Caregivers
While the holidays can be a joyful time spent with family and friends, it can also add stress to someone caring for a loved one on a health journey. Whether a family caregiver is a spouse, child, sibling, relative or a friend, taking care of someone

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How Can a Caregiver Experience Freedom From Burnout?
Caring for a loved one can be a fulfilling experience but also highly demanding and emotionally draining. That’s where caregiver burnout comes into play. It’s a state of complete exhaustion, where one becomes overwhelmed with the stress of looking a

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The Importance of Managing Fatigue for Caregivers
Caring for someone you love can be demanding and exhausting, especially if they suffer from a chronic illness or are elderly. Caregiving can range from assisting with daily tasks like cooking and cleaning to providing medical care and emotional suppo
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How to Navigate Caring for Cancer Patients
Pictured above is Courtney Lamb, whose story is part of the CaringBridge How We Heal Series. While nurses, doctors and medical staff play a critical role in caring for cancer patients, day-to-day care often falls on family members and friends. Caring
Raising Money for Caregiver Support
Being a family caregiver can be a stressful role in more ways than one. Watching a loved one go through a health journey can be a difficult process, let alone having to devote hours of time and energy to helping them heal. On top of that, family care
7 Helpful Tips for Long Distance Caregivers
Maybe you have an aging parent who lives a few hours away. Or, maybe one of your children who lives out of state has recently suffered an injury. You want to be near them and care for them, but distance, whether it’s your physical location or created
The Gift of Listening
When you’re caring for a child with cancer, talking with others who understand can be invaluable. CaringBridge has partnered with The Mighty to create a public group that is also a safe space for parents of children with cancer to find support, conne
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