Caregiving Blogs

Read time: 3 minutes. This video covers the final part of our 3-Part Advocacy 101 series—Patient and Self-Advocacy. The LUNGevity Action Network is joined by advocate and survivor

Read time: 5 minutes At 77 years old, a persistent cough prompted Lola Boyle to visit her doctor on multiple occasions, but her smoking history and diagnoses of COPD and emphysema

Tom Moser reflects on his time caring for his wife Mary Lynn, and shares advice to help caregivers involved in treatment decision-making.

Bill Moren and Randall Barrett both have wives with lung cancer. Betty Moren and Katie Barrett were both diagnosed at stage IV. And all four are hoping for the same thing—staying

A diagnosis of cancer has an impact on the entire family. Emotional support from family and friends can make a significant difference to the experience of survivorship, but knowing when, how, and in what way to offer support can be a challenge to figure out.

Tips, suggestions, and advice for how caregivers can be a partner to their loved one when at appointments. Starting with, asking how you can be helpful and what role they would like you to take.

The holidays are a time to celebrate, but they can also be a time of stress as we try to create that perfect celebration. Bringing together family and friends, decorating, shopping

Being a caregiver to a parent is different for everyone, but finding success is about the roles and strengths of each person.

Navigating a lung cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming not only to the patient but to their caregiver as well. It’s normal to feel lost or confused and not know where to start or

Caregiving may be the most challenging role a person can take on, but also one of the most valuable. In some instances, providing physical and emotional care to a loved one can become a round-the-clock job that may shift other priorities like career or relationships.

Being a caregiver for someone with lung cancer can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging. This is because a lung cancer diagnosis is life-changing for both the person with