Loneliness Can Cut Survival After a Cancer Diagnosis - New findings presented by the American Cancer Society at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago call out the need for #connection.
T…https://t.co/AGYnQkaLtE https://t.co/aSbzZ6T7SZ
"Helping patients and their families feel known, helping them feel seen and loved, is perhaps the most powerful medicine we have."
- @vivek_murthy, MD, Surgeon General of the United States
For 25 years CaringBridge has addressed family caregiver feelings…https://t.co/1ZMaUNcYu2
DYK: the risk of developing depression in adults is more than double among people who report feeling lonely often compared to those who rarely or never feel lonely. Loneliness is widespread, but there is medicine hiding in plain sight: social connection. https://t.co/YHwJTPI0hp
NEW: Today, I released a Surgeon General's Advisory on Social Media and #YouthMentalHealth. This is the next step in our office’s work to address our youth mental health crisis. https://t.co/6JadYlxORy 1/7
Nice work Inherent Biosciences, Inc. team! 🙌🏼 Changing the clinical outcomes for those with male factor infertility one step at a time… and innovating in a space for quicker, less expensive and better outcomes. Let’s go! 🚀 Andy Olson Kristin Brogaard,…https://t.co/TOtG7igEYV
Please share your stories of caregiving using the link below by Monday, May 29th. We'll be highlighting some on social and on our website prior to World Caring Day, between June 1st and 6th!
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#WorldCaringDay#CaregiverStories#CaringBridge
Until the end of May, Les Whitney will be generously donating a portion of book sale proceeds from his book "Cancer's Gifts" to CaringBridge, to help us continue our vision of a world where no one goes through a health journey alone.
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On May 1st Surgeon General @vivek_murthy's office released an 82 page document titled "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community."
Feelings of being overwhelmed…https://t.co/AoEDXrwj2w
Triage Cancer is a new CaringBridge partner.
Triage Cancer is a national, nonprofit organization that provides free education on the legal and practical issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer, and their caregivers, through events, mate…https://t.co/YTGQ5j9Iml
Beautifully captured by Fountain House.
The Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming A Family Caregiver
1) It’s the hardest job you’ll ever have — because it’s a dozen (unpaid) jobs in one.
2) It’s also the most meaningful job…https://t.co/a8ii3YGYC3 https://t.co/pY1fCrnrj1
Did you know 4 out of 5 men that had a normal semen analysis are misdiagnosed? This causes unnecessary and numerous rounds of failed IUI before moving to #IVF and then #ICSI. That puts couples under tremendous emotional and financi…https://t.co/E6Dapvpzfu https://t.co/KPXqnK484y
As we think about all the ways inclusion and belonging shows up, this is a reminder of how to support the #lgbtqcommunity when it comes to health journeys.
Imagine if you had no partner or children to rely on as you faced those critical moments. CaringB…https://t.co/nLNkf7soJ0
Reposting Paurvi Bhatt's powerful words below (not my own)tagged to the original post. 🎤 #caregiversupport#caregivers#healthequity
We can sense the day, the moment that we will remember as "it all changed...after that"
Yesterday - was one of those mo…https://t.co/uWuTrR05YZ
An organization is only as good as the governance and accountability the board holds them to. I am thrilled both for the new Directors coming in but also for the strength of those that are incumbents. Based on our first CaringBridge committee cycle of th…https://t.co/IGtZtxrZHq
Nothing to add as Lindsay Jurist-Rosner nailed it. Everyone should read this to understand and support your employee #caregivers. #respect#wordsmatter https://t.co/sfAIh10skN
Humbled and 💯 driven by the 25 year legacy of CaringBridge.
In my 25 year career I have never entered a business community that has welcomed and rallied behind a new CEO to ensure success of an organization more than that of the #twincities. The magic…https://t.co/1ltI5rQHMp
It’s #givingtuesday! Today only, the CaringBridge Board of Directors is offering a $100,000 matching gift over the next 24 hours as part of Giving Tuesday, a day of global giving.
We can make an incredible impact together. An analysis of more than 50 mi…https://t.co/SqO7zVnD9L
Sitting side by side with #cancersurvivors and their #familycaregiver is one of the more humbling experiences as the CEO of CaringBridge.
Thank you to Leona and her husband, Howell, for sharing your story with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and their fa…https://t.co/A8N76ozw6u
Amy Goyer shared some fantastic tips on the Today Show that all of us should do... now. Before the crisis hits. Before you become a #caregiver. Because...
Rosalynn Carter said it first and she said it best: "There are only four k…https://t.co/HZeAvjVkMK https://t.co/U6KIJ6Ys72