» coping http://blog.caringbridge.org Thu, 23 May 2013 19:44:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Power to the Patient http://blog.caringbridge.org/power-to-the-patient/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=power-to-the-patient http://blog.caringbridge.org/power-to-the-patient/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:46 +0000 Amy Levine http://blog.caringbridge.org/?p=1227 As a patient coping with a health event, you have to deal not only with your body changing drastically — sometimes suddenly and sometimes gradually — but also with a significant loss of self. Your independence is often compromised, and family members cluck and fret and frequently talk over you to your doctors. They mean well, but sometimes your caregiving team may be hindering you more than helping. Maintaining Your Sense of Self. Despite the circumstances and stress of being ill, it is vital that as a patient, you maintain your sense of self. You are not helpless. You are [...]

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]]> http://blog.caringbridge.org/power-to-the-patient/feed/ 0 My Own Silver Linings Playbook: Laughing at My Cancer http://blog.caringbridge.org/laughing-at-my-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=laughing-at-my-cancer http://blog.caringbridge.org/laughing-at-my-cancer/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:05:37 +0000 Jill Foer Hirsch http://blog.caringbridge.org/?p=1150 I don’t take offense when people call me wacky, offbeat or different. I can’t deny that I find humor in unlikely places. But was cancer really a laughing matter? Well sure, when it was my cancer. Of course I was scared. Yes I held my breath waiting for the results of pathology reports and PET scans. I worried about all the things most people worry about, like how much my family and friends would worry about me, and all the unknowns. But I didn’t use humor to cover up my feelings – I used it to wade through them. Pity Party Cancelled I [...]

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]]> http://blog.caringbridge.org/laughing-at-my-cancer/feed/ 2 Getting To the Realities of Stress — How Journaling Can Help http://blog.caringbridge.org/journaling-for-stress-relief/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=journaling-for-stress-relief http://blog.caringbridge.org/journaling-for-stress-relief/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:19:21 +0000 Gregory Jones http://blog.caringbridge.org/?p=609 If you’ve never been stressed, you’re a rare human being indeed. Caregivers, with all you do, know this well. So in this post, I’ll help you define what stress is, learn how to identify it in your life, and give you a few suggestions to manage it. I’ll start by sharing two insights: If you don’t identify the problem, you can’t find a solution. While most people easily recognize the bigger negative stressors in their lives, they may overlook both positive events that lead to stress, and the more common “mundane” chronic stressors. Defining stress Stress is defined in the [...]

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]]> http://blog.caringbridge.org/journaling-for-stress-relief/feed/ 3 Spreading the culture of caring http://blog.caringbridge.org/spreading-the-culture-of-caring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spreading-the-culture-of-caring http://blog.caringbridge.org/spreading-the-culture-of-caring/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:39:36 +0000 Melissa Bear http://blog.devsvd.cbeagan.org/?p=72 Following my mother’s battle with cancer, the question that arose for me was, what do I do with all of this? “This” being all of the feelings of loss, pain, missed moments, and the big unanswered question — why? I had to decide how I would harness and use this experience. I chose to embrace and act upon the gifts my family and friends so willingly gave during that time—unconditional love and support. It came down to two things I knew I wanted to do: 1. Reach out to others dealing with brain cancer or the loss of a parent [...]

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]]> http://blog.caringbridge.org/spreading-the-culture-of-caring/feed/ 2 One social network that promises not to “monetize” you http://blog.caringbridge.org/one-social-network-that-promises-not-to-monetize-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-social-network-that-promises-not-to-monetize-you http://blog.caringbridge.org/one-social-network-that-promises-not-to-monetize-you/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 03:33:45 +0000 Nell Kauls http://blog.devsvd.cbeagan.org/?p=68 CaringBridge CEO Sona Mehring and Amplifier Jenny Counsell recently spoke about the benefits of sharing health updates in an ad-free space on American Public Media’s Marketplace Tech Report. Though CaringBridge gets calls from potential advertisers almost daily, Sona said we’ll continue to embrace the charitable giving model that has sustained our organization for over 15 years. “Monetizing,” simply put, means trying to make money at the expense of people visiting a site or participating in a social network like Facebook or Twitter. Running paid ads or selling certain information about site visitors are examples of monetizing. CaringBridge doesn’t do this. [...]

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