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The emotional cost of caregiving when a loved one has a blood cancer is no small matter – as Saskatchewan’s Lori Galbraith can attest. The mother of four was the caregiver of her husband Jim, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and underwent a stem cell transplant.

“The hardest part was providing positive emotional support [to…
Mental health and wellness
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Video
Your treatment plan for DLBCL will be based on your age and overall health, potential long-term side effects, your stage (where the disease is located in you), symptoms, and fertility if applicable. Types of treatment for DLBCL include traditional chemotherapies, targeted therapies, stem cell transplant, radiation, and immunotherapies.
Lymphoma
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Factsheet
Learn how Caregivers care for a loved one during treatment. How to prepare the home and keep the home safe for mobility of patients, what cleaners to use, how to deal with pets and overall safety.
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Factsheet
Learn how caregivers take care of relationship changes, intimacy issues, childcare, communication, medications, young adults and waivers
Healthcare management
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Factsheet
Learn how to deal with a child that has cancer and their family, teachers and counsellors. How to communicate and coping skills. Included is a worksheet to help with keeping track of appointments.
Healthcare management
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Factsheet
Learn how caregivers should be getting the help and information on what they need. Self-care, emotions, activities and hobbies.
Mental health and wellness
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Podcast
“We’re hoping that when individuals living with illness, and their families, hear the term “palliative’ they shift their perspective from being afraid they’re coming to the end of life, and start to feel that palliative care is going to support their well-being and quality of life,” says Valerie Fiset, director of the Champlain Hospice Palliative Care…
Treatment and side effects, Mental health and wellness
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Factsheet
Learn how a caregiver should communicate with a loved one about diagnosis i.e. what to say and what not to say. Information on who can make up the healthcare team/specialists and what their roles entail.
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To understand blood cancers, you need to know where the three types of cells in the blood come from and where they go: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
Diagnosis and tests
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Webcast
Being a caregiver to a loved one living with an acute leukemia is an important and demanding role and unlike any other. The responsibilities are wide-ranging and many may be new to you. In this education session from our Acute Leukemia Interactive Workshop Donna Thomson, a caregiver, author and activist, discusses practical tips and strategies that you can…