A Framework for Healing: Believe, Belong, Be
To honor hundreds of thousands of patients and family caregivers who use CaringBridge every day, we have been working with a National Geographic photographer and filmmaker to capture stories of hope a…
Army of Support Stands With ‘Princess Warrior’
Army of Support Stands With ‘Princess Warrior’
Playing with her Barbies, some sporting bold home haircuts, 9-year-old Priya Janae Smith of Burnsville, MN, mentions matter-of-factly that she has nearly died multiple times while hospitalized. She also makes clear that breathing through a tracheostomy collar is annoying, and needing a wheelchair to get around is worse.
How We Heal: A Short Film
With the simple hope of helping others, patients and family caregivers across the country talk about what has helped them get through things no person should ever have to go through.
Featured Series
A Framework for Healing: Believe, Belong, Be
To honor hundreds of thousands of patients and family caregivers who use CaringBridge every day, we have been working with a National Geographic photographer and filmmaker to capture stories of hope and healing, even in times when cure was not possible.
How We Heal Podcast: Michael Bischoff
In this episode of How We Heal, a podcast collaboration between CaringBridge and End in Mind, host Brigid Bonner talks with reporter Cathy Wurzer about a framework for healing based on a person’s ability to “belong, believe and be.” The conversation centers on CaringBridge user Michael Bischoff, who said living with brain cancer offered a chance for healing, if not cure.
Expert Advice on Healing
Exploring the Topic of Healing
CaringBridge has served as the world’s witness to good stuff that comes out of bad stuff since June 7, 1997, when founder Sona Mehring, of Eagan, MN, launched one website to support two college frie…
6 Tips on Advocating for Yourself Through Breast Cancer
No one ever wants to hear the words “breast cancer,” in relation to themselves, or any person they love. But as power and direction can come from words and actions following such a diagnosis, many…
Healing Stories
A Mother’s Mission
Memorial Day Weekend in 2011 started off like any other holiday for the Burklow family. Nancy, her husband, and their four children were enjoying a relaxing family weekend. Aric, their youngest …
The Bushaw Family, After 20 Years
When Natalie Bushaw was awaiting the arrival of her twin babies in 2003, she never dreamed she’d be journaling about their health in 2022. That’s—count’em—almost 20 years of posts, comments,…
Cancer Recurrence Reminds Family to Make Each Day Count
Pictured above are Mara, Tia, Sidney and Todd Newcomer in a 2022 Family photo. As parents of young children know, juggling a toddler while also being pregnant can be an exhilarating and exhausting exp…
Healing Inspiration
9 Celebration of Life Ideas to Honor Your Loved One
There are many wonderful ways to honor and remember your loved one. Some families choose to host a celebration of life instead of a funeral. Others have a funeral, then hold a celebration of life wee…
20 Encouraging Cancer Quotes for Patients to Inspire Hope
When it comes to cancer, we understand that finding the right words can be a challenge. Whether you or a loved one is going through a cancer journey, learning how to give and ask for support can take …
7 Special Ideas for Celebrating a Cancer Free Anniversary
If you’ve ever been diagnosed with cancer, you’ll know that every experience with it is as unique as each person that receives a diagnosis. The same can be said for the milestones that one chooses…
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