Caregivers
Support for those caring for someone with cancer.
You’re in the right place if you’re supporting someone with cancer and finding that your own needs, emotions, and limits have been pushed to the background.
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Caregiving often happens quietly. You may be coordinating appointments, offering emotional support, managing daily logistics, or simply holding things together — all while navigating uncertainty and fear. There’s rarely a clear place for you in this experience.
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This space exists to support caregivers as people, not just as roles. This is a place without guilt, judgment, or expectations to “be strong.”
You're In the Right Place If...
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you’re caring for a partner, family member, or loved one with cancer
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your own needs have taken a back seat
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you feel emotionally stretched, exhausted, or overwhelmed
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you’re carrying worry, fear, or anticipatory stress
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you feel isolated, unseen, or unsure where to turn
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you want support that acknowledges your experience
You don’t need to be at a breaking point to be here.
And you don’t need permission to receive support.
What Support Focuses On Here
Caregiver support here focuses on sustainability, not self-sacrifice.
That includes help with:
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managing emotional strain and ongoing uncertainty
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reducing burnout and chronic overwhelm
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navigating fear, anticipatory grief, and responsibility
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reconnecting with your own needs, limits, and identity
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finding steadier footing while caring for someone else
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connecting with others who truly understand caregiving
Support is designed to help you care without disappearing.
How Support Works Here
Support is caregiver-centered, flexible, and non-clinical.
It is designed to fit alongside caregiving demands, not to add to them.
Depending on what feels most helpful, support may include:
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caregiver-only circles or groups
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individual coaching focused on your experience
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community spaces that reduce isolation and normalize what you’re carrying
There is no expectation to have answers, to show up a certain way, or to prioritize others during this time. Support meets you where you are.
Ways to Begin
You don’t need to do everything. One small step is enough.
A Few Thoughts...
A Note About Guilt and Permission
Many caregivers hesitate to seek support because they worry it takes something away from the person they’re caring for.
It doesn’t.
Supporting yourself helps you:
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sustain care over time
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show up more steadily
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reduce burnout and resentment
You are allowed to receive support, especially now.
If You're Still Unsure...
If you’re not ready to choose a path, that’s okay.
You can:
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return to Start Here to explore other options
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visit Get Support for a gentler way to begin
There is no right pace.
There is only what feels possible right now.
Caring for someone else is demanding, complex work.
Support here is meant to help you stay human in the process.