Caregiving
The Best Thing That Ever Happened, Advocating For the Patient
September 21st 2020You have a new cancer diagnosis that stops you in your tracks. You are sick, afraid, vulnerable and in pain when you come to the cancer center at Temple University Hospital. The first advocate you will meet on your cancer journey is your nurse navigator
Christie Santure, B.S.N., RN, OCN, Wins CURE®'s 2020 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing
September 18th 2020At a virtual event Sept. 17, CURE® also named Elizabeth Farrat, B.S.N., RN, CCRN-K, the winner of its first-ever Finest Hour Award for selfless achievements in care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are No ‘Right’ Answers When it Comes to Cancer
September 16th 2020As a caregiver, you rarely have 10 seconds to think or reflect on anything, but with my husband gone now, I find myself looking back more than ever. There are so many things we did right, and so many things I’ll probably always feel unsure of.
You’re Never Prepared to Learn Your Adult Child Has Cancer
September 10th 2020I received a phone call that would alter the course of my life in ways that I couldn’t possibly have imagined. On the other end was my 27-year-old daughter and I sat dazed and confused as she tearfully said, “Mom … it’s cancer.”
Creating a Community Around Hope for Stomach Cancer
March 12th 2020In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Aki Smith, founder of Hope for Stomach Cancer, about her journey as her father’s caregiver and what she hopes the organization offers for others affected by a stomach cancer diagnosis.
Surviving Pink: A Mother-Daughter Duo on Believing in Hope
January 9th 2020In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with breast cancer survivor Felicia Robinson, who recently wrote a book with her daughter on their personal experiences with the various aspects of a life-changing diagnosis.