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Spungen Foundation Family Focus® Caregiver Resources
We understand that breast cancer and ovarian cancer are diseases that affect the entire Jewish family. From the time you hear that your wife, partner, daughter, sister, or mother has been diagnosed, you may be overwhelmed with a rush of feelings and the flood of information available to you through your family member’s medical team, the internet, spiritual resources, and the community at large.
Let our Spungen Foundation Family Focus® program help you support your loved one. Speak directly and confidentially with one of our skilled social workers about your personal questions and request a free caregiver information packet that includes resources from Sharsheret and other cancer organizations to help you understand the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer and the support options available to you.
Caregiver Video Series
Helpful Hints for Caregivers
The resources below are available in print as part of our free caregivers information kit. Request your free kit and connect with our staff on our adult family members’ telephone line for guidance from diagnosis, through treatment, and beyond. Our Clinical Team will contact you to tailor your resources and request your mailing address prior to shipping.
Articles of Interest
Caregiver Blogs
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Not The Average Mom, But A Survivor
My regular doctor’s checkup at my pediatrician had never been easy for the three of us. My mom held my hand as I, a 19-year-old girl, kicked and screamed as the doctor, whilst holding me down, prick…
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Riding for Sharsheret
If I look tired it’s because I am. It was my first time riding 77 miles in one ride. Why am I training? I’ll get to that in a bit. My Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was a freshm…
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A Caregiver’s Story
My mom was my best friend. We never went through the typical mother-daughter struggles. We enjoyed spending time together, whether it was traveling, or just hanging out at home. She celebrated her 50t…
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10 special things to do to support someone with cancer
People are often uncomfortable about what to say or do in the face of suffering. But simple acts of kindness and support can help someone thrive through cancer and beyond treatment. Specific types o…
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How to Care for Marlene
When Marlene was shockingly diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in the Spring of 2016, our loving marriage of nearly 45 years was suddenly faced with the challenges of surgery, chemotherapy and rad…
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Being A Caregiver From Across the Country
I was sitting in the hallway of a hotel somewhere in Pennsylvania. I was a sophomore in college, a counselor on a youth group retreat. It was 2003. Pre-family what’s app and group texting and soci…
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Leaning On Sharsheret So That My Mother Can Lean On Me
Life was already hard. The pandemic made sure of that. In addition to losing my job, I was displaced from my home, my friends, and from most things in life that brought me joy. But I had my family. Mo…
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One Note At A Time, A Sticky Love Story
The cupboards of the kitchen are covered with multi-colored post-it notes, the sticky paper squares typically used for To-Do lists. They offer a different kind of reminder—a love story—not that we…
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