This program is for caregivers, who also survive the challenges, responsibilities, and life-changing effects of this disease and its treatment. Using stories taken from real life, the program provides solutions that can provide hope and different needed options, while showing caregivers ways to balance their own personal needs with those of the person they are caring for.

Tips for the provider to keep in mind:

• It is easy for caregivers to become overwhelmed while caring for someone.
• Cancer is probably an entirely new experience for caregivers, and they also have to learn about and adjust to all the complications of a disease that is threatening the life for the person in their care.
• Those who care about each other may not want to share the strong feelings that come with a diagnosis of cancer, and these feelings may make it hard to talk about the questions and concerns they have with doctors, friends - even their own family members.
• For most families, the daily caregiving role decreases or even stops once treatment is over and the cancer survivor returns to work or usual activities. For some families, however, the caregiving role ends only when the loved one dies, which can be very demanding.

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