16 Ways to Support Someone with Cancer
When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, you may have a million questions running through your head. How should I react? What should I say? How can I help? We asked our CaringBridge commun...
7 Ways to Console Someone Going Through a Hard Time
Knowing how to console someone going through loss or hardship is always a challenge. You certainly don’t want to say the wrong thing, but saying nothing could be just as hurtful. We’re here t...
7 Helpful Ways to Show Someone You Love Them
Love is more than just three simple words. You can see it everyday – from the man walking his beloved pup down the street, to the woman helping her neighbor carry her groceries in from the car. ...
9 Ways to Comfort Someone Who Needs It
One of the biggest challenges about going through struggles is often the feelings of loneliness and isolation that accompany it. It is very important that you show up to offer comfort and hope&nb...
9 Ways to Support Cancer Patients (Backed by Research)
Have you ever struggled to offer help to a patient or family caregiver? It can be just as hard to know what is needed as it is for them to ask for help. CaringBridge partnered with a team of technolog...
Wife Uses Power of Journaling to Cope After Husband’s Dementia Diagnosis
Throughout every step of living with her husband’s diagnosis of dementia, Rosalie kept writing in her journals. She credits her therapist for acknowledging that her feelings were real, and that she ...
An Invitation to Family and Friends: Share Hope and Support
Years ago, my friends Janell and Scott faced a shattering loss when their son, pedaling home from school, was struck and killed by a drunk driver. As a friend who wanted to help, this devastating even...
The Protection You Want, With the Privacy You Choose
CaringBridge strives to provide a safe, secure place for families on health journeys to share updates and receive support from loved ones. Because we ensure that websites are protected and private, pa...
6 Good Alternatives to ‘How Can I Help?’
Hanna Cooper and her husband, Tom Moberg, of St. Paul, MN, with their kids, Emilia and William. When I was unexpectedly diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer in 2016 at age 48, my family, friends a...
9 Ways to Honor a Loved One Who Has Passed
When we asked families who have used CaringBridge to share ways they honor the memories of their loved ones, among the most touching was from Kat Schilling. On the anniversary of losing her 16-year-ol...