Cancer Caring

What is Medicare?

Medicare (U.S. Social Security Administration; www.ssa.gov) is a federally run health insurance pro-gram for people who are 65 years of age or older, or who are on Social Security Disability...

What Is A Skilled Nursing Facility?

How does my father get into one? Skilled nursing facilities (or SNFs) are often confused with nursing homes, both by patients and their families. SNFs provide a higher level of...

While We Are Dealing With This Cancer?

Like any family, we have members who don’t get along, complicated by long-term, unresolved problems, divorces, etc. Is there any way to minimize these tensions, at least while we are...

Is It Okay To Bring A Child To The Hospital?

Mark’s comment: Children have the right to see their sick grandparent or parent, dying or not. Death is part of life, and though this might be the first time the...

Should I Tell Them About The Cancer?

I have two children. I don’t want to tell them about my wife’s diagnosis and surgery because I don’t want to upset them. I can barely handle this myself, so...

Am I A Spouse, Or Am I A Caregiver?

The simple answer is that you are both spouse and care-giver. Unexpected illness and/or disability make many couples reexamine their relationships and how they view their respective roles. While they...