caretaker Archives - My New Usual

Wellthy: The Future of Caregiving

The latest in family care: find out how Wellthy can help you. Are you a caregiver or know someone who is struggling with this overwhelming responsibility? No one trains you how to handle someone who needs specialized care, unless you…

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A Breast Cancer Must-Have From My Doctor to You

Friends - As most of you know, my breast cancer doctor is Dr. Kristi Funk, MD. She is an innovator in her field, and you can find out more about her here. Yes, she did that surgery on that famous…

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How to Care for the Caregiver

Sometimes it is hard to ask for help, or even to know what to ask for when you are in the midst of dealing with a serious illness. There are several things you can do to help a caregiver…

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Finally! Something We All Need (and love)!

You know how hard it is to find the right thing to say to a loved one dealing with cancer? Struggle no more, as these two brilliant ladies have created a line of greeting cards for all of those tough…

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Thank You for Being a Friend by Amy F.

Thank You For Being A Friend by Amy F. So much of what is typically written relates to the patient and what they are going through versus those around them. As a patient, I can relate because what you’re dealing…

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Caregiver Spotlight

We ran across this article from AARP and felt it prudent to pass along to all of you angel caregivers out there. Meet the bipartisan lawmakers who are working together to champion the need of unpaid family caregivers, by AARP's…

Health + Wellness

Cancer Survivors Day

For all of you thrivers and survivors out there, today is all about you. Why do we celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day? National Cancer Survivors Day® is the one day each year that communities across the globe come together to…

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The Hidden Costs of Chemo

Hello friends. Today I'd like to share an article that I wrote which was recently published on Healthline.com about the hidden costs of chemotherapy. If you have just found out that you need treatment, we hope that we can…

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Caregiving Through Mindfulness

If you take care of a loved one, you know how tough it can be and how it is easy to neglect your own needs. It's also hard to remember that the person you are caring for is still,…

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A Message from the Editor – 5 Years Today

Hello, friends. Today is a big day for me and my loved ones. This my five year mark of being cancer free. For all cancer patients, making it to five years is a major milestone to a prolonged life without…