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...I was the chef, the house cleaner, the nurse, the chauffeur, and ultimately the caregiver....

...Then again, I was never faced with being the caregiver of a spouse with a life-threatening disease....

...Dear Caregiver, I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer back in October 2012....

...Savvy Cooperative, a company that connects the patient and caregiver advocates, is also an essential part....

...I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2013, fast forward four years and I am sitting in an ER with my mom trying to get to the bottom of her...

...consent for physicians and other medical professionals to discuss a patient’s condition or plan of care with other family members or friends, such as a caregiver...

...If you as the caregiver feel this step in being there in whatever capacity is too much of a stronghold, then perhaps you should consider sitting this out...

..., to bring the voice of the patient and caregiver to the forefront of clinical research....

...Q: Do you like the term caregiver? Is there another term you would prefer? ...

...I remember the words chiming through a phone as if it was yesterday. I know it wasn’t a cakewalk for my mother as well, as she was the one who...

...I have had the distinction of being a caregiver or co-survivor of a close family member, my brother, as well as a cancer patient myself....

...Share your experience as a patient, caregiver, or advocate....

...Day two will start with a Patient/Caregiver Focus Group....

...There are many coping mechanisms that patients and caregivers turn to when they have to confront a terminal illness....

...Please do not ask me, nor my caregiver, how you can help. ...

...For me, it was an immediate shift from patient to caregiver....