The Many Hats of a GIST Caregiver
The role of caring for someone you love with sarcoma arrives without training, without a handbook, and usually without a support system. We understand your situation and want to help.
Managing Medical Bills
The Life Raft Group partnered with Triage Cancer to present Managing Medical Bills for GIST patients and caregivers providing valuable information on how to mitigate the financial impact of a cancer diagnosis across the continuum of care.
La importancia del cuidador
Fundación GIST México GIST presentó 'La importancia del cuidador desde una perspectiva multidisciplinaria' en el Día Mundial del Cáncer.
Top Ten Tips for Caregivers
Director of Communications Mary Garland shares these top ten tips for caregivers for this GIST journey.
Coping for Caregivers – Preparing for a Hospital Stay
Caring for a loved one is filled with day-to-day stressors. But what about the stressors that are out of the ordinary? Any hospitalization is stressful. Preparing for the hospital to the extent possible can [...]
Coping With Grief and Loss
The loss of a loved one leaves a hole in our lives that cannot be filled. Each individual deals with his or her own grief process in their own way, but all of us share [...]
How To S.T.O.P. Caregiver Burnout
According to a 2015 report by the National Alliance of Caregivers, approximately 43.5 million adults in the United States provided unpaid care to an adult or child in 2015. Caregivers come from diverse demographic [...]
Depression and Cancer : Shining a Light on an Under Recognized Problem
Although it may seem obvious to patients and caregivers in the cancer community, depression is often a problem that is left untreated, put on the “back burner” to concentrate on the physical aspects of [...]
Resources For Cancer Patients And Caregivers
Comprehensive resources for cancer patients and caregivers can be found on Patient Resource’s website. This is valuable information, not only for GIST patients, but also for those who may have friends and loved ones with other diagnoses.
Cancer Caregiving Tips By Janeen
Caring for someone suffering from an illness is hard, there's no other way to put it. Most of the time it gets easier but in the beginning right after a surgery, it can be very emotionally draining and frightening. Caring for someone you love is even more so as there is an emotional connection, a deep desire to alleviate the pain and suffering we see in the eyes of the person whose bedside we are hovering over.