“What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.” source: The Difference Between Empathy And Sympathy Perfectly Explained
“It works in all kinds of crises — medical, legal, even existential. It’s the ‘Ring Theory’ of kvetching. The first rule is comfort in, dump out. “When Susan had breast cancer, we heard a lot of lame remarks, but our favorite came from one of Susan’s colleagues. She wanted, she needed, to visit Susan after …
How would you fill in the blank? If I had the opportunity to thank a Caregiver in a very special way I would________________. CaringOn asks you this question because November is National Caregiver Month and, even if you are not caring for a loved one with cancer, you may be close to a friend, relative …
Kelly Kranson is a 39 year old teacher and social worker from Rochester, Michigan who has advanced colon cancer that has spread to her ovaries. She is currently undergoing chemotherapy. She and her husband Larry, who has Crohn’s disease, have 3 children and nursed their son through leukemia when he was three and a half …
Caregivers are our unsung heroes. They are saving our lives in our darkest days. That has been CaringOn’s mission for seven years. To recognize our caregivers and say thank you. And now the world is catching up to our clarion call. We know that caregivers are working on the front lines to fight Covid 19 …
In the summer of 2018, CaringOn, along with Boys Latin School (where Derrick was a teacher), presented a gift to Sadra and Derrick Thomas for their tireless support of their son Mattheu during his treatments for cancer. Sadly, Derrick and Sadra Thomas were not able to enjoy their CaringOn gift because their son, Mattheu, a …
“Roger Kellison had Parkinson’s disease that was quickly progressing. He was a private man who eventually moved into his daughter’s house when he was unable to take care of himself. “’He had not come to our house to live,’ Daniel Wallace, his son-in-law, told me. ‘He had come to our house to die. The last …
“Many Americans say they want to die at home. It’s not always easy to make that happen.” Read More »
Lisa Denrich is a 42 year old woman who just got married to Aharon two years ago; they blended their families and each brought 2 kids to the new marriage. In July 2019, Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer, underwent a double mastectomy, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy while still working a fulltime job. She …
Lindsey is a brave 33-year-old wife and mother of 2-year-old Julian who has metastatic breast cancer. She was diagnosed last year and has undergone 2 surgeries and 2 types of chemotherapy. And she still works full-time at a bridal shop. Her caregiver is her husband Matt who works part-time and takes care of mother and …
Jennifer Polt gave her husband Rich Polt and her sons Ethan and Samuel a CaringOn gift over the holidays to thank them for taking care of her as she underwent treatment for metastatic breast cancer. It was four days at the Camelback Resort’s famous waterpark and they reported that it was wet and wild fun!
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