If you or someone you know needs support during and after cancer treatment, there are many wonderful resources that can assist. Below you will find some helpful links
Resources (general caregiving):
http://www.helpguide.org/topics/caregiving.htm
http://caregiver.com/index.htm
http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/caregiver-stress.html
Resources (cancer caregiving):
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/caregivers/
http://www.cancercare.org/tagged/caregiving
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/caregivers/patient
http://cancer.ucsd.edu/coping/resources-education/Pages/caregiver-tips.aspx
http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/counseling-support/caregivers-families
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/survivorship/caregivers/resources.htm
http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-journey/if-you-re-a-caregiver/?region=nu
http://www.uchospitals.edu/online-library/content=CDR682690
Resources (caregiver support):
http://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/MainMenu/Family-Friends/Caregiving
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/caring-for-the-caregiver
http://www.cancer.net/coping-and-emotions/caregiver-support/
https://helpforcancercaregivers.org/
http://caregiver.org/taking-care-you-self-care-family-caregivers
https://www.roswellpark.org/patients/living-cancer/caregivers/caregiver-tips
Articles:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/booming/advice-for-caregivers-of-relatives-with-cancer.html?_r=0
http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/article/fundamentals-cancer-center-design-caregivers
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/01/health/cancer-control/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/booming/advice-for-caregivers-of-relatives-with-cancer.html?_r=0
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/for-traumatized-caregivers-therapy-helps/
Pictures:
For male/husband caregivers:
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/features/mans-guide-to-breast-cancer
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/avon_foundation_breast_center/treatments_services/survivor_care/caregivers_role.html (caregiver husband made the videos on the site)
https://www.menagainstbreastcancer.org/about-us/
http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/breast-cancer-husbands.html
Helping Children Cope with a Sick Loved One
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/childrenandcancer/index
http://www.willow.org/children
http://ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content_Binaries/806-403a.pdf
http://www.cancercare.org/publications/22-helping_children_when_a_family_member_has_cancer
http://www.cancerwa.asn.au/patients/coping-with-cancer/talking-to-your-children/
Books for Helping Children
http://www.shopkomen.com/PDF/KOMEED040000.pdf
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/002601-pdf.pdf
http://motherswithcancer.wordpress.com/for-kids/
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/bookstore/acs-books-for-children
http://www.breastfriends.org/resources/recommended-books/books-for-children/
http://www.breastcancer.org/tips/telling_family/ask_expert/2004_09/question_10