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How to care for yourself if you’re caring for someone else

Date: Friday 22 April 2022

If you are looking after someone with cancer then it is vital that you also look after yourself. We know that caring for someone with cancer can be all-consuming, taking all your time, energy and mental capacity, but if you aren’t caring for yourself then

Five tips for speaking to people looking after someone with cancer

Date: Friday 22 April 2022

Here are some tips on what not to say when speaking to people who are caring for someone with cancer.

Ten ways to support a carer

Date: Friday 22 April 2022

If someone you know is looking after someone with cancer, it’s likely they’re not looking after themselves.

How to get help when you find yourself looking after someone with cancer

Date: Friday 22 April 2022

We know that sometimes caring for someone with cancer can creep up on you. Your relationship can change so slowly that you might not realise how much caring for that person has taken over your life.

Talking to someone with cancer

Date: Wednesday 10 November 2021

When someone you love is diagnosed with cancer it can be a minefield knowing what to say and what not to say. You want to help but you may also be experiencing fear, sadness and confusion yourself. We've put together some advice we hope you find useful.

What to gift someone with cancer

Date: Thursday 23 September 2021

When someone you love is diagnosed with cancer, your first instinct will be to want to help in some way and show them you care. But it can be hard to know how best to support them and choosing a gift can feel like a minefield.

Don't keep a 'stiff upper lip' about your health concerns

Date: Friday 03 September 2021

People can be reluctant to go to their GP for many reasons. Fear is the obvious and most understandable, but we know that the famous British ‘stiff upper lip’ can also keep people from getting checked out.

How Maggie's and the NHS work hand in hand

Date: Wednesday 04 August 2021

Our relationship with colleagues in the NHS has never been more important

Easing of restrictions

Date: Wednesday 21 July 2021

The easing of restrictions will be welcomed by many. A return to something like normal after a turbulent and challenging 18 months.

Nudging

Date: Tuesday 13 July 2021

Politicians and health professionals are now beginning to understand that when it comes to getting people to change their behaviour for the sake of their own health, lectures and dictates are not hugely effective.

Supporting our carers

Date: Thursday 10 June 2021

Collecting medication, cooking a meal, or driving someone to an appointment are all acts of caring. However, many people who do these kinds of things for someone close to them living with cancer do not consider themselves to be carers.

Returning to the workplace

Date: Wednesday 09 June 2021

Recently we ran a webinar to give employers the tools they need to support employees as they look towards returning to the workplace. The insights were very revealing.

Top Tips to get a good night's rest

Date: Tuesday 13 April 2021

Sleep difficulties often start or are increased with a diagnosis of cancer, side effects and treatment. These practical tips and advice from our Merseyside workshop may help.

Q&A: Sleep and cancer

Date: Thursday 18 March 2021

Cancer and its treatment can cause problems with your normal sleeping patterns. Here, we answer just a few of your questions about how to cope when sleep is disturbed.

Coping when coronavirus delays treatment

Date: Thursday 18 February 2021

Ways to cope when you're told your treatment is delayed because of coronavirus.

Supporting young people with cancer

Date: Thursday 18 February 2021

Jenny Makinson, Psychologist at Maggie's Aberdeen, writes about supporting young people with cancer.

Managing coronavirus vaccine anxiety

Date: Tuesday 09 February 2021

Bryn Thomas, Centre Head at Maggie's at the Marsden talks about managing coronavirus vaccine anxiety.

Maggie's online benefits support

Date: Thursday 08 October 2020

This blog guides you through the benefits information that Maggie's offers and how you can get further advice and support support with benefits and other financial matters.

Benefits, work and cancer: Easing back into work

Date: Thursday 01 October 2020

Part two of a three-part series looks at how employers can adapt and benefits help, when you are ready to ease back into work

Benefits, work and cancer: Stepping back from work

Date: Thursday 03 September 2020

The first in a three part series looking at how and when financial support from work and different benefits can change as you step out of work after a cancer diagnosis.