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Family and FriendsSupporting persons with cancer
Bobbit SuntayThe Carewell Community
The Cancer Resource and Wellness Community
A A communitycommunity experience:experience:cancer affects…cancer affects…
Persons with the illness Family Friends Caregivers Work colleagues
Psychosocial StressorsPsychosocial Stressorsfeeling helpless, hopeless, and alonefeeling helpless, hopeless, and alone
Harder to access, engage in, and persist in treatment
Harder to respond positively to treatment
Harder to cope with and recover from cancer
Long range of impact: prior to diagnosis to long after “cure”
Vast scope of impact: patient, loved ones, colleagues, healthcare team, etc.
Decrease in quality of life
Decrease in duration of life
Role of family and Role of family and friendsfriends
Mitigating the impact of stressors
Help person with cancer live life fully despite the disease
HOW? Help with treatment Provide emotional support Assist with practical matters
Help with treatmentHelp with treatment Gather information on illness,
treatments, etc. Accompany patient to medical
appointments Help with physical care at
home/hospital
Provide emotional Provide emotional supportsupport
Listen Be present Support decisions Spend time together
Assist with Assist with practical practical mattersmatters
Chores at home Help with school or work Help with children/dependents Help with
transportation/accommodations Help with hospital paperwork Help with finances/insurance
Addressing the 3 Addressing the 3 stressorsstressors
Benefits:Benefits:
Decrease in depression, stress, and anxiety in all persons affected by cancer
Better communication and relationships between patients, loved ones, and healthcare team
Better decisions regarding illness treatment and management
Enhanced feelings of well-being, support, and hope
Better access and persistence through treatment
Improvement in quality of life and in chances of recovery
TheThe CarewellCarewell CommunityCommunity
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CommunityCommunity
We are Patients, Family, Friends
Opened our doors in 2006
We provide psycho-social support
Dedicated to all persons affected by cancer
Resources and services provided free of charge
Volunteer-driven
Rely on contributions and collaboration
The Wellness Community worldwide
TheThe CarewellCarewell CommunityCommunity
TheThe CaCancerncer ReResourcesource andand WellWellnessness
CommunityCommunity
Support Groups and Counseling Medical Consultations and
Referrals Library and Resource Center Wellness and Fun Activities Respite Weekends and Field
Trips Talks and Workshops Community of persons with
cancer and their loved ones
TheThe CarewellCarewell CommunityCommunity
TheThe CaCancerncer ReResourcesource andand WellWellnessness
CommunityCommunity
www.carewellcommunity.org [email protected] 751-0242 815-1294 6th floor of S & L Building Dela Rosa corner Esteban
Streets Legaspi Village, Makati City
TheThe CarewellCarewell CommunityCommunity
TheThe CaCancerncer ReResourcesource andand WellWellnessness
CommunityCommunity
Cure Magazine 2011 Cancer Resource Guide
Caregiving for your loved one with cancer, CancerCare, 2005
The Total Cancer Wellness Guide, Kim Thiboldeaux, 2007
Cancer, Coping, Carewell, Robert Suntay, 2010
Cancer care for the whole patient, National Academy of Sciences, 2008