Candice is a cancer survivor, who at the age of 39, was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Her husband, David, was her everything during 6 months of chemotherapy, surgery, and 33 rounds of radiation. He took care of Candice while caring for their now 2 ½ year old son and worked full time. Candice …
Ingrid Heidelberg-Williams is a 52 year old woman who is battling metastatic breast cancer and currently undergoing a bruising round of chemotherapy after a mastectomy. She wanted to thank her mother Patrice “who has been there since the beginning even when she wasn’t feeling her best during my first and second diagnosis. She was always …
Ingrid Heidelberg-Williams to her mother Patrice Heidelberg Read More »
Excerpt taken from the New York Times article by Lynya Floyd A comprehensive plan should list daily needs and designate a person to handle them once you or a loved one falls ill. It can be incredibly detailed, stipulating who will do grocery shopping or household chores, who will ensure medications are taken and prescriptions …
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Maya Cohen is a young mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2020. She went through a mastectomy and reconstruction and chemotherapy. Her loving husband Dylan Selterman took care of her and their five year old child while working full-time. When she got long covid, his caregiving duties continued. Maya wanted to thank …
Katie Couric Stands Up 2 Her Own Cancer this month after she revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer and we salute her. Judy Davanzo and I had the pleasure of meeting Katie before Judy’s death and she pledged her support for CaringOn and caring for caregivers everywhere. Thank you, Katie, for all you have done for …
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CaringOn gave Charlene Batts Thomas a night at the MGM resort and casino to thank her for her tireless caregiving. She wrote a testimonial to CaringOn to thank us for the gift and tell us what it meant to her. We wanted to share it with you. “I really needed the revitalization of my spirit. …
Excerpt from the New York Times: How do we connect with people? How do we care for them? And what does it all cost, both fiscally and emotionally? These are just a few of the questions Martyna Majok poses in her wrenching 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Cost of Living,” which opened on Monday night at …
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Megan Boylan, an oncology social worker, nominated fellow social worker Charlene Batts Thomas for a CaringOn gift. Charlene works full time and cares for her mother who is battling breast cancer, her 97 year old Aunt and her 79 year old Aunt who suffers from dementia and has moved all of them into her house. …
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Cancer deeply affects not only the patient, but their family and support system. CaringOn has brought so much joy to some of our patients because expressing gratitude is something they have control over and it is such a positive expression. I know, through my personal life and my work, how caregiving can take a toll …
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Thanking caregivers for all they do is an important part of my practice as a healthcare professional. I have personally seen how overwhelming, exhausting and stressful being a caregiver can be. Caregivers have just been thrown into this new role of supporting the emotional and physical needs of their loved one, organizing appointments, managing medications, …
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