The Challenges of Being a Caregiver When Brain Cancer is Involved

The following is a guest post by Judy Brutz : My husband has glioblastoma multiforme, an incurable form of brain cancer. Ted Kennedy died from it. The early challenges I am experiencing as a caregiver are disbelief, feeling overwhelmed, trying to define my role as caregiver, maneuvering a change in my marital relationship, recognizing the [...]

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Mindfulness meditation helps cancer patients and caregivers

I came across an article which talks about how mindfulness meditation can help people with cancer and their supporters by interrupting the cycle of negative thoughts and worries. You can read the article here. I personally find it difficult to ‘just meditate’ – which probably means I have not practiced enough. So I prefer guided [...]

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Carers Week 2010 – Carers Needs

As part of Carer’s Week 2010 we are thinking about carers needs – what will allow them to have a life of their own? Yesterday I shared a resource which can help carers to recognise that this is something they need and can have. Today I would like to look at what those needs might [...]

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Carers Week 2010 – Learn to be a Selfish Pig!

What a strange title! The reason for it is that I wanted to share a resource with you. If you are a carer, you probably won’t buy it. Heaven forbid that anyone should suggest you be (even a little bit) selfish. But you should, you should – buy it, that is! And if you know [...]

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Carers Week – No life outside of caring?

More than three-quarters (76%) of people looking after an ill, frail or disabled loved one do not have a life outside of their caring role, according to new research issued to launch Carers Week. The results show that huge numbers of carers are left isolated and lonely, missing out on opportunities that the rest of [...]

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Carers Week 2010 – One carer’s story

Carer’s Week 2010 starts today and I will be trying to share something here every day. Here is one carer’s story, and I think it’s helpful as she describes how she has been able to find support. Although Julie is not caring for someone with cancer, you may be able to find support in a [...]

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Carers Week 2010 – A Life of My Own

Next week is the 10th Annual Carer’s Week in the UK. The theme this year is A Life of My Own, and carers are invited to share what they need in order to have a life of their own. I’ll be trying to keep up to date with the events of Carers Week next week [...]

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Britain’s Got Talent – Have You?

I’ve been glued to Britain’s Got Talent over the last week – two hours of top entertainment every day. The winners, Spelbound, put on a fabulous performance in the final, and you can watch it here. You may be wondering what that has to do with this blog, and for that we have to turn [...]

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