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BUDDY HINTS
• Sign up different individuals to buddy with the patient on
certain days/weeks by sending cards, praying,
encouraging, etc. On a calendar, fill in the names of the
buddies on their respective days/weeks. When completed,
present the calendar to the patient so they can see how
much others care.
• Support through cards and gifts.
• Provide emotional and spiritual support.
• Be sensitive about when to get up close/back away.
• Offer baby-sitting.
• Give restaurant certificates.
• Arrange for meals to be brought in for the family on
chemo treatment days and several days thereafter.
• Offer housekeeping.
• Offer carpooling for the kids.
• Offer a night out for family members while you stay with
the patient.
• Provide phone card for family while at the treatment
center/hospital when cell phones may not be allowed.
• Surprise with gift of dollars for valet parking at treatment
center as applicable.
• Surprise with gift of dollars for co-pays.
• Offer to walk the patient’s dogs, buy pet food.
• Offer rides to doctor appointments.
• Provide stamps/stationary.
• Offer a used baby monitor for
convenience/communication between the chemo patient
and their family.
• Provide portable cassette/CD player with uplifting tapes.
• Treat patient with a lotto ticket or scratch-off.
• Offer to do yard work.
• Offer to be there…day or night.
• Offer to email others for patient.
• Educate yourself about the chemotherapy process and
your friend’s condition.
• Sign up different individuals to buddy with the patient on
certain days/weeks by sending cards, praying,
encouraging, etc. On a calendar, fill in the names of the
buddies on their respective days/weeks. When completed,
present the calendar to the patient so they can see how
much others care.
• Support through cards and gifts.
• Provide emotional and spiritual support.
• Be sensitive about when to get up close/back away.
• Offer baby-sitting.
• Give restaurant certificates.
• Arrange for meals to be brought in for the family on
chemo treatment days and several days thereafter.
• Offer housekeeping.
• Offer carpooling for the kids.
• Offer a night out for family members while you stay with
the patient.
• Provide phone card for family while at the treatment
center/hospital when cell phones may not be allowed.
• Surprise with gift of dollars for valet parking at treatment
center as applicable.
• Surprise with gift of dollars for co-pays.
• Offer to walk the patient’s dogs, buy pet food.
• Offer rides to doctor appointments.
• Provide stamps/stationary.
• Offer a used baby monitor for
convenience/communication between the chemo patient
and their family.
• Provide portable cassette/CD player with uplifting tapes.
• Treat patient with a lotto ticket or scratch-off.
• Offer to do yard work.
• Offer to be there…day or night.
• Offer to email others for patient.
• Educate yourself about the chemotherapy process and
your friend’s condition.
THE MEDICAL NOTEBOOK
Want to do something special for your friend/loved one but
can’t afford much? For little or no money you can present
the patient with one of the most valuable gifts they will ever
receive. Most importantly, you can make a notebook
yourself from the resources below. As one author so aptly
stated, "managing the information of cancer provides a
sense of control." Click on the title to access the
information.
CANCER & CAREERS. This site provides a virtual tool kit
of charts, checklists, questions, and forms to map progress
and navigate your way through the health system. Print out
the charts to include in 3-ring binder and you have a
wonderful gift free of charge to give to your friend or loved
one going through cancer. Charts include Insurance Claim
Chart, Prescription Drug Log, Log of Doctor's Office Visits,
Appointment Log, Diagnosis Summary Form, Checklist for
Preparing Your Home for After Treatments, Five Key
Questions to Ask Your Doctor, Questions to Ask About
Chemotherapy, Questions to Ask About Radiation, and
much more. A must have!
http://www.cancerandcareers.org/women/charts_checklists/
THE ON TRACK JOURNAL. The biotechnology company
Amgen has developed a website designed to help the patient
stay in control during treatment. They offer a
free/downloadable diary for chemo patients. You could make
a medical notebook from this material by printing out the
material, 3-hole punching it and putting it in a nice binder.
You can elaborate on their material by inserting pocket
pages, tabs, extra paper, etc.
http://www.bymyside.com
COPING WITH INFORMATION OVERLOAD: THE
CAREGIVER'S NOTEBOOK
By Kathy LaTour
This article comes from CURE: Cancer Updates‚ Research &
Education, a quarterly magazine for those dealing with cancer
on a daily basis. This wonderful article details Ms.LaTour’s
experience with cancer, as well as her 72-year-old mother's
breast cancer journey. She suggests a three–ring binder with
sections that have headings such as Questions‚ Doctors’
Appointments‚ Notes‚ Chemotherapy‚ and Plastic Surgery.
http://www.curetoday.com
LIVESTRONG™ SURVIVORSHIP NOTEBOOK
This wonderful Survivorship Notebook is a free resource that
can be obtained for only shipping and handling. The
notebook is a lovely binder that can help the patient organize
and guide their cancer experience. The portable, three-ring
binder contains a variety of information covering a full range
of physical, emotional and practical survivorship topics.
http://www.livestrong.org
Want to do something special for your friend/loved one but
can’t afford much? For little or no money you can present
the patient with one of the most valuable gifts they will ever
receive. Most importantly, you can make a notebook
yourself from the resources below. As one author so aptly
stated, "managing the information of cancer provides a
sense of control." Click on the title to access the
information.
CANCER & CAREERS. This site provides a virtual tool kit
of charts, checklists, questions, and forms to map progress
and navigate your way through the health system. Print out
the charts to include in 3-ring binder and you have a
wonderful gift free of charge to give to your friend or loved
one going through cancer. Charts include Insurance Claim
Chart, Prescription Drug Log, Log of Doctor's Office Visits,
Appointment Log, Diagnosis Summary Form, Checklist for
Preparing Your Home for After Treatments, Five Key
Questions to Ask Your Doctor, Questions to Ask About
Chemotherapy, Questions to Ask About Radiation, and
much more. A must have!
http://www.cancerandcareers.org/women/charts_checklists/
THE ON TRACK JOURNAL. The biotechnology company
Amgen has developed a website designed to help the patient
stay in control during treatment. They offer a
free/downloadable diary for chemo patients. You could make
a medical notebook from this material by printing out the
material, 3-hole punching it and putting it in a nice binder.
You can elaborate on their material by inserting pocket
pages, tabs, extra paper, etc.
http://www.bymyside.com
COPING WITH INFORMATION OVERLOAD: THE
CAREGIVER'S NOTEBOOK
By Kathy LaTour
This article comes from CURE: Cancer Updates‚ Research &
Education, a quarterly magazine for those dealing with cancer
on a daily basis. This wonderful article details Ms.LaTour’s
experience with cancer, as well as her 72-year-old mother's
breast cancer journey. She suggests a three–ring binder with
sections that have headings such as Questions‚ Doctors’
Appointments‚ Notes‚ Chemotherapy‚ and Plastic Surgery.
http://www.curetoday.com
LIVESTRONG™ SURVIVORSHIP NOTEBOOK
This wonderful Survivorship Notebook is a free resource that
can be obtained for only shipping and handling. The
notebook is a lovely binder that can help the patient organize
and guide their cancer experience. The portable, three-ring
binder contains a variety of information covering a full range
of physical, emotional and practical survivorship topics.
http://www.livestrong.org
MORE GREAT TIPS
I’I've searched and found some wonderful information that
will help you become an informed chemo buddy. You’ll be
enriched and informed after reading the following
materials. Click on the title to access the information.
Hospital Visiting Do's and Don'ts
Practical visitor guidelines you might not have thought of
when visiting the cancer patient.. From About.com,
Patient Empowerment. http://patients.about.
com/od/caringforotherpatients/a/hospitalvisit.htm
Ten Tips for Visiting Someone Who Is Sick
Written by Christine Miserandino
Great suggestions about visiting someone who is sick.
This wonderful article is written by someone who knows
from experience. http://www.butyoudon'tlooksick.com
I’I've searched and found some wonderful information that
will help you become an informed chemo buddy. You’ll be
enriched and informed after reading the following
materials. Click on the title to access the information.
Hospital Visiting Do's and Don'ts
Practical visitor guidelines you might not have thought of
when visiting the cancer patient.. From About.com,
Patient Empowerment. http://patients.about.
com/od/caringforotherpatients/a/hospitalvisit.htm
Ten Tips for Visiting Someone Who Is Sick
Written by Christine Miserandino
Great suggestions about visiting someone who is sick.
This wonderful article is written by someone who knows
from experience. http://www.butyoudon'tlooksick.com
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