Share Your Caregiver Story

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Thank you for sharing your story. Your experience, in your own words, might help someone else feel empowered, connected, understood, less alone, and even inspired. There's no wrong way to answer these questions; write as much or as little as feels right, SKIP anything you'd rather not revisit or that you do not want shared. Short, honest answers are often the most powerful. Before we continue, please check the box to give us permission to feature you.

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We would love to share a photo of you with the friend/family member you support or supported through cancer feeling empowered. You can interpret this in whatever way this means to you.

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Photo Description

What does this photo mean to you?

Location

Where is Home for you?

Diagnosis

What type of cancer was your friend/loved one diagnosed with?

Diagnosis Reflection

What did learning about the diagnosis of your friend/loved one mean for your relationship? What are some details you remember when looking back? What feelings rose to the surface?

Treatment Reflection

How was/is your friend/loved one impacted by treatment? How did this make you feel?

Support Reflection for the Survivor in your Life

How do you care for your friend / loved one? What actions became a meaningful way to show support. What forms of support were hard to recognize at first and how did you overcome?

Support Reflection for You, the Caregiver

How did/do you feel cared for in the hardest moments? What specific supportive actions mean the most to you? What did you learn through this process?

Inspiration

Do you have a mantra? What message did/do you tell yourself in hard moments?

Today

How does the Survivor in your life describe their progress in survivorship today? (good or hard or anything in between)

Livestrong

How did you become connected to Livestrong?

Resources

Have any specific Livestrong Resources been helpful for your friend/loved one impacted by cancer or for you as you care for them?

Advice

What do you wish you had known earlier? What do you want Caregivers of newly diagnosed people to know now?

Anything else?

Please feel free to include anything else you would like to share here.