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Kimberly Schlapman on Caring for Her Mom Through Parkinson’s
Read More: Kimberly Schlapman on Caring for Her Mom Through Parkinson’sKimberly Schlapman spends her nights on stage rocking alongside her bandmates in country band Little Big Town. Her fans also know her as an avid home chef, frequently posting videos of her latest kitchen creations — she even has her own cookbook! But when she’s not on stage or whipping up something delicious, she’s caregiving…
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Brindar asistencia a un ser querido con cáncer de próstata
Read More: Brindar asistencia a un ser querido con cáncer de próstata+ Infographic text No es fácil ver cómo un ser querido lidia con cáncer de próstata. Pero hay cosas que puedes hacer cada día para ayudarle. Dale bocadillos y alimentos nutritivos Estudios demuestran que comer saludablemente puede ser útil para esacelerar el progreso del cáncer . Motiva a tu pareja a que haga ejercicio El…
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Supporting a Loved One with Prostate Cancer
Read More: Supporting a Loved One with Prostate Cancer+ Infographic text It’s not easy to watch a loved one deal with prostate cancer. But there are things you can do each day to help support them. Provide nutritious meals and snacks Studies show that healthy eating can help slow cancer growth . Encourage your partner to exercise Exercising can help ease some prostate…
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Cuidar a una pareja con cáncer de próstata y linfedema
Read More: Cuidar a una pareja con cáncer de próstata y linfedemaEnglish Noviembre es el Mes Nacional de los Cuidadores Familiares El linfedema es una acumulación de un líquido acuoso en tu cuerpo que se denomina linfa que causa hinchazón crónica, usualmente en un brazo o pierna. La linfa, que promueve tu salud general y la función de tu sistema inmunológico, fluye de tus tejidos a…
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Caregiving for a Partner with Prostate Cancer and Lymphedema
Read More: Caregiving for a Partner with Prostate Cancer and LymphedemaNovember is National Family Caregivers Month. Lymphedema is a build-up of a watery fluid in your body called lymph, causing chronic swelling, usually in an arm or leg. Lymph, which supports your overall health and your immune system function, flows from your tissues into the lymphatic vessels, and then through a cluster of nodes (lymph…
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Caregiving for a Partner with Prostate Cancer Can Be Harder Than We Admit to Ourselves
Read More: Caregiving for a Partner with Prostate Cancer Can Be Harder Than We Admit to OurselvesNovember is National Family Caregivers Month. Shay Greenwood, a wife and mother of five children, said she was exhausted and developing a pretty big chip on her shoulder. “I did everything for everyone,” said Greenwood. “I was depleted.” When her husband’s back problems worsened, she didn’t have the time or capacity that day to take…
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Caregiving for a Partner with Prostate Cancer and Lymphedema
Read More: Caregiving for a Partner with Prostate Cancer and LymphedemaNovember is National Family Caregivers Month. Lymphedema is a build-up of a watery fluid in your body called lymph, causing chronic swelling, usually in an arm or leg. Lymph, which supports your overall health and your immune system function, flows from your tissues into the lymphatic vessels, and then through a cluster of nodes (lymph…
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My Son Won the Basketball Championship, then Passed 15 Kidney Stones
Read More: My Son Won the Basketball Championship, then Passed 15 Kidney StonesAs told to Erica Rimlinger November is National Caregivers Month. My son Jack, a second grader at the time, stayed home sick from school on Friday, but woke up Saturday feeling better and ready to play in his two basketball games — one was the championship. It was going to be a big weekend, for…
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Have a Male Partner? Here’s What You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer
Read More: Have a Male Partner? Here’s What You Need to Know About Prostate CancerIn 2022, Lisa Barron’s husband, Jeff, started having urinary symptoms that doctors attributed to a urinary tract infection (UTI). Since Jeff had lost friends and family to prostate cancer, he pushed for a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. The results pointed to a high likelihood of prostate cancer, sparking a winding journey for the Barrons. “There…
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My Husband’s Prostate Cancer Is Terminal, but that Hasn’t Put an End to Our Love for Each Other
Read More: My Husband’s Prostate Cancer Is Terminal, but that Hasn’t Put an End to Our Love for Each OtherNovember is National Family Caregiver’s Month. I met my husband while I was registering for journalism classes at the University of Missouri 50 years ago. Dean was standing in line behind me and asked me out for a beer. I scoffed and said no. When I got to the registration table, the class I needed…
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Encouraging Your Partner to Get Screened for Prostate Cancer
Read More: Encouraging Your Partner to Get Screened for Prostate CancerEspañol You might be wondering why an article on prostate cancer is in a women’s health publication. It’s because prostate cancer is common — and many women know and love people with prostates. The good news is that even though prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, it’s also highly treatable.…
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When My Twin Sister Was Diagnosed with Leptomeningeal Disease, I Dropped Everything to Help Her
Read More: When My Twin Sister Was Diagnosed with Leptomeningeal Disease, I Dropped Everything to Help HerAs told to Jacquelyne Froeber My sister Briana is the yin to my yang. As fraternal twins, you’d think that we’d want some space after sharing a uterus for nine months, but we were basically inseparable from birth. Briana and I went to the same schools, shared the same friends, played the same sports and…
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I Missed All the Signs of My Dad’s Liver Disease
Read More: I Missed All the Signs of My Dad’s Liver DiseaseAs told to Jacquelyne Froeber February 21, 2025, is National Caregivers Day. My dad was the fun parent. Growing up, we did pretty much everything together, but Saturday mornings were my favorite. Dad would turn on the radio and blast the bluegrass music he loved while we tossed a softball in the side yard. Dad…
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Cómo recuperar la intimidad cuando tu pareja tiene cáncer de vejiga
Read More: Cómo recuperar la intimidad cuando tu pareja tiene cáncer de vejigaEnglish Vivir con cáncer de vejiga no solo es difícil para el paciente. También cambia la vida de su pareja, persona que frecuentemente se convierte en su cuidador. Asumir la función de cuidador puede sentirse como un trabajo a tiempo completo, algo agotador que cambia la dinámica con tu pareja, incluso después de la recuperación.…
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How to Regain Intimacy When Your Partner Has Bladder Cancer
Read More: How to Regain Intimacy When Your Partner Has Bladder CancerLiving with bladder cancer isn’t just difficult for the patient. It’s also life-changing for their partner, who often becomes their caregiver. Taking on the role of caregiver can feel like a full-time job, leaving you drained and changing the dynamic with your partner, even after recovery. But finding the road back to intimacy is important…
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Bellamy Young Is Putting the Spotlight on Hepatic Encephalopathy
Read More: Bellamy Young Is Putting the Spotlight on Hepatic EncephalopathyNovember is National Family Caregivers Month. Award-winning actress Bellamy Young is known for playing strong characters on TV shows like “The Other Black Girl” and “Scandal” (hello, Ms. President!). These days she’s also using the strength of her voice and personal experience to bring awareness to a serious condition called hepatic encephalopathy (HE) that can…
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Grief and Loss Are Different When You’re the Caregiver
Read More: Grief and Loss Are Different When You’re the CaregiverAs told to Jacquelyne Froeber November is National Family Caregivers Month. My mom was my biggest fan. After I published my first novel, she came to all my author talks. At the end of each session, I’d ask if anyone in the crowd had questions, and she was always the first one to raise her…
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Tips for Head and Neck Cancer Caregivers
Read More: Tips for Head and Neck Cancer CaregiversIf you’re caring for someone with head and neck cancer, you may be at a higher risk of caregiver burnout than some other groups of cancer caregivers. A 2023 study in JAMA Network Open found that caregivers for people suffering from head and neck cancer are at higher risk of their own negative health impacts…
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What Is C. diff? What You Need to Know About This Deadly Infection
Read More: What Is C. diff? What You Need to Know About This Deadly InfectionAbdominal pain and diarrhea had taken over Mary’s* life. Every few hours, she had to rush to the restroom, a pattern that eventually led to her losing her job. Worst of all, she couldn’t spend time with her grandchildren because she feared they’d also get sick. When she went to her appointment to see Teena…
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Adolescent, caregiving, Childcare, Healthy home, Medication safety, Otc medication safety, Otc medicine safety, Parenting, Parenting teens, Prescrption drugs
Wondering How to Safely Dispose of Old Prescription Medicines?
Read More: Wondering How to Safely Dispose of Old Prescription Medicines?April 22 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Not sure what to do with all the medicine cluttering up your medicine cabinet? Old painkillers. Expired antibiotics. Piles of prescriptions or over-the-counter medicines you never finished for one reason or another. You know you have to keep them out of the hands of other people,…
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Caregiving During Covid
Read More: Caregiving During CovidAs told to Shannon Shelton Miller March 3, 2023, is Caregiver Appreciation Day. My mother is 71 and living with dementia. My older sister and I have been her primary caregivers for four years, and I’m also married with two young children, 7 and 5 years old. Yes, I’m a member of the sandwich generation…
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Don’t Journey Alone: How to Find Caregiving Help for a Loved One with Dementia
Read More: Don’t Journey Alone: How to Find Caregiving Help for a Loved One with DementiaWhen Mitzie Watson’s mother came to live with her, it didn’t take long to notice something was off. “She couldn’t identify her medications, and she needed a lot of direction with anticipating steps throughout the day,” said Watson, whose experience caring for her mother later motivated her to become a senior care advisor. After Watson’s…
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What’s the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?
Read More: What’s the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?Medically reviewed by Kathryn Kirkland, M.D. + Infographic text Palliative care Is a form of specialized care to help people with serious illnesses and their families live as well as they can Focuses on managing or reducing pain and other symptoms and offers other interventions aimed to improve quality of life Can be used alongside…
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¿Conoces a alguien que tiene cáncer? Aquí encontrarás cómo puedes ayudar.
Read More: ¿Conoces a alguien que tiene cáncer? Aquí encontrarás cómo puedes ayudar.El cáncer es una enfermedad grave: Su diagnóstico afecta a todo y a todos. Se estima que en 2022, 1.9 millones de personas recibieron diagnóstico de cáncer en Estados Unidos y es probable que conozcas a alguien que tiene o tuvo esta enfermedad. Eso me pasó hace cinco años. Me diagnosticaron cáncer de mama de…
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End-of-life Planning 101
Read More: End-of-life Planning 101When Taya Dunn Johnson’s husband died suddenly at age 37, her world was completely shattered. Worse, she and her husband had never imagined they needed to plan so early for this type of life event. He didn’t have a will, sufficient life insurance or other end-of-life documents. Some of their financial accounts, including their mortgage,…
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Asking for Support Helps Me Heal
Read More: Asking for Support Helps Me HealAs told to Marnie Goodfriend Up until 2016, I was an active and healthy 42-year-old woman who biked, swam, kayaked, practiced yoga, and followed a strict paleo and organic diet. As a mother to four boys and a nurse, my daily planner was packed with work, family and friend time, church and community activities. There…
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Caring for Caregivers During Cancer Treatment Is Important, Too
Read More: Caring for Caregivers During Cancer Treatment Is Important, TooAs told to Liz Sauchelli When someone gets sick, the instinct of their social circle is to help. “What can I do?” people ask. “What do you need?” These questions, while well-intentioned, can sometimes be a little overwhelming. That’s the position I found myself in in 2012 when my mother-in-law’s breast cancer came back. My…
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Put Yourself on the A-List This Summer
Read More: Put Yourself on the A-List This SummerMegan Thee Stallion sang about having a “hot girl summer,” but my friends who are mothers are having more of a “hot car summer.” My friend Lara added three extra hours to her daily schlep when her daughter’s sleepaway camp temporarily switched to day-camp hours because of a Covid-19 exposure. Lara’s daughter begged to continue…
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My Husband and I Talked About Almost Everything. I Wish We’d Known to Talk About Death
Read More: My Husband and I Talked About Almost Everything. I Wish We’d Known to Talk About DeathAs told to Kimberly Rex From the first time we met, Joe and I had great conversations. A southern gentleman with long, brown hair and striking blue eyes, Joe held my attention with witty dialogue way beyond small talk. That night, we shared stories and talked about our mutual passion for television and movie writing.…
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15 minutes with, Breast cancer, Breast cancer survivor, Breast health, caregiving, Hpv, Real women real stories, Vaccines
15 Minutes With: Jaclyn Smith Talks to HealthyWoman on the 20th Anniversary of Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Read More: 15 Minutes With: Jaclyn Smith Talks to HealthyWoman on the 20th Anniversary of Her Breast Cancer DiagnosisJaclyn Smith, one of the original Charlie’s Angels, is an award-winning actress and entrepreneur who played Kelly Garret on the popular TV show for five years, among many other accomplishments. In 1985, Smith introduced a fashion line in K-Mart, becoming one of the first celebrities to develop her own brand. She has since gone on…
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Adolescent, caregiving, Childcare, Healthy home, Medication safety, Otc medication safety, Otc medicine safety, Parenting, Parenting teens, Prescrption drugs
Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet for National Prescription Drug Takeback Day
Read More: Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet for National Prescription Drug Takeback DayApril 30 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Not sure what to do with all the medicine cluttering up your medicine cabinet? Old painkillers. Expired antibiotics. Piles of prescriptions or over-the-counter medicines you never finished for one reason or another. You know you have to keep them out of the hands of other people,…
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How Becoming My Husband’s Caregiver in My 30s Changed My Life
Read More: How Becoming My Husband’s Caregiver in My 30s Changed My LifeFebruary 18 is National Caregivers Day. I get the text when I’m at work, trying to focus on a project I’ve barely made any progress on all day. “I’m in the ER,” my husband, Lee, wrote. “But don’t worry, I’m OK.” My hands shake on the drive over to the hospital, but I’m less anxious…
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My Son Didn’t Commit a Crime When He Took His Own Life
Read More: My Son Didn’t Commit a Crime When He Took His Own LifeAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector On the day he died in 2016, my 20-year-old son, Austin, sounded like he was on top of the world. Talking with me over FaceTime, he gushed about his upcoming weekend plans, which included watching the Notre Dame game with his college buddies. “I love you, Mom,” he said,…
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End-of-Life Conversations Can Be Hard, but Your Loved Ones Will Thank You
Read More: End-of-Life Conversations Can Be Hard, but Your Loved Ones Will Thank YouBy Deborah Carr, Boston University Death – along with taxes – is one of life’s few certainties. Despite this inevitability, most people dread thinking and talking about when, how or under what conditions they might die. They don’t want to broach the topic with family, either, for fear of upsetting them. Ironically, though, talking about…
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What You Need to Know About Back-to-School Vaccines
Read More: What You Need to Know About Back-to-School VaccinesMedically reviewed by Janis Hogan, RN, NCSN
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My Wife Has Severe Heart Disease
Read More: My Wife Has Severe Heart DiseaseEspañol As told to Kimberly Rex As a paramedic during my twenties and thirties, I dealt with endless medical emergencies. I placed paddles on patients’ chests, shocking their hearts back to beating, and performed CPR on countless heart attack victims. Since 2008, as a cardiology physician assistant (PA), I’ve spent my days examining heart failure…
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Adolescent, Anxiety, caregiving, Childcare, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Healthy home, mental health, Midlife parenting, Parenting, Parenting teens, Stress
5 Tips From a Play Therapist to Help Kids Express Themselves and Unwind
Read More: 5 Tips From a Play Therapist to Help Kids Express Themselves and UnwindBy Jessie D. Guest, University of South Carolina As many children go back to school after 18 months of global pandemic, social isolation and on-and-off remote learning, they too are feeling the additional stress and uncertainty of these times. Children need play to decompress and communicate in ways that are meaningful to them. Play is…
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I Survived a Stroke at 30
Read More: I Survived a Stroke at 30As told to Shannon Shelton Miller I was only 30 when I had an ischemic stroke that developed when blood clots traveled to my brain. Within hours, I went from completing work at home on my couch to hearing a doctor tell me I could die. People assume only older people have strokes, but no…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Atopic DermatitisMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta The most common type of eczema, atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes red, itchy patches all over the body. More than 16.5 million adults and 9.6 million children in the United States are affected by AD. While AD affects both women and men, hormonal changes…
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Access, Affordability, caregiving, Chronic conditions, Clinical trials, Health care, Health policy, Medical research and clinical trials, Medication safety, Parenting, Real women real stories, Research, Science, Skin, Skin health
What It’s Like to Care for a Child With Severe Eczema
Read More: What It’s Like to Care for a Child With Severe EczemaWhen our daughter Tilly was 5 months old, my husband and I noticed a rash on her face and neck. She was obviously itchy and pretty cranky about it, so we took her to her pediatrician. After a long process that involved changing everything from detergents to my diet (because I was breastfeeding), as well…
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Budget, Career, caregiving, Childcare, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gender, Gender diversity, Lgbtq, Parenting, Transgender, Work
Trans Moms Discuss Their Unique Parenting Challenges During the Pandemic – and What They Worry About When Things Go Back to ‘Normal’
Read More: Trans Moms Discuss Their Unique Parenting Challenges During the Pandemic – and What They Worry About When Things Go Back to ‘Normal’By Derek P. Siegel, University of Massachusetts Amherst Between 25% and 50% of transgender adults in the U.S. have children. Some have kids before coming out as trans, others adopt or foster, and some use egg or sperm cells they’ve frozen – usually before starting hormone replacement therapy. As a sociologist who studies inequality and…
