How to Deal with Grief & Loss
Losing a loved one is one of the most trying things you’ll ever experience. You may feel as if you’ll never recover or that the weight of the loss is too much for you to bear. Although truly diffi...
Caregiving is a Reflection of Self-Compassion
Have you ever wondered whether you were ready to take on the awesome responsibility of caring for another person? It is reasonable to question ourselves, doubt our abilities and even contemplate abdic...
How to Care for Your Terminally Ill Child
Over many years, we’ve found that people who have used CaringBridge are often willing to share their experiences with the hope of helping others. And while the very thought of losing a child mak...
How to Explain Heart Disease to Your Child
If a child has heart disease, it may be difficult to know the best ways to talk to them or tell them about it. We offer a few gentle tips to help you navigate this scary situation that will hopefully ...
How to Prepare Your Child for an MRI
A pediatric MRI can be a scary process, both for a child and a parent. It may feel overwhelming to prepare a little one for this procedure, and to manage your child’s (and your own) emotions. We’r...
10 Tips to Cope With Your Child’s Chronic Illness
Learning your child has a chronic illness is a feeling you cannot prepare for. The new and unfamiliar stresses can cause intense feelings of love, sadness, grief, panic, and guilt. All those feelings ...
How to Cope When Your Child is Diagnosed with Cancer
Nothing can prepare you for the feeling of learning that your child has cancer. All these unfamiliar stresses and feelings can be so much to bear. However, there are ways to cope and deal with the emo...
Caregiving in Time of COVID-19 Remains a ‘Crisis on Top of Crises,’ but Hope Shines Through
Ana van Koeverden, 15, has lived with brain cancer since she was 3. To protect her from COVID-19 ahead of a successful surgery in July, her whole family, including Calla, her Wirehaired Pointing Griff...
10 Tips to Manage Caregiver Role Strain
There’s no way around it. Caregiving is one of the most rewarding responsibilities and a true act of love and devotion to a loved one. But it is also one of the most challenging and stressful respon...
5 Tips to Prepare for a Telehealth Appointment
When you used to think of a typical doctor’s appointment, you might conjure up images of waiting rooms, stethoscopes and maybe stickers. Now, that image has changed quite a bit. With the world s...