Resources for Caregivers
Practical tips and resources to navigate your role with confidence, compassion and care.
Guidance for the Caregiver Journey
Caring for someone with cancer is both an act of love and a profound responsibility.
Beyond medical appointments and treatment plans, caregivers often find themselves managing small, everyday details that bring comfort, dignity, and emotional support. Psychosocial cancer care isn’t just support for the person with cancer. It also includes emotional and practical resources for their family and caregivers. And, LGFB is here to support you both.
Practical Ways to Comfort and Care
1. Supporting Post-Treatment Nutrition at Home
Help your loved one regain strength and vitality with balanced meals and gentle hydration support. You can make a difference by offering small, frequent meals that suit their changing tastes and energy levels.
Post-treatment Nutrition Workshop
2. Helping Manage Treatment-Related Skin Changes
Learn how to soothe dryness, irritation, or sensitivity with gentle, effective routines. Even simple suggestions like simplifying to just a calming cleanser and moisturizer or products made for eczema can make everyday comfort much easier.
3. Camouflaging Visible Side Effects – Makeup Tips
Discover simple makeup techniques to restore confidence and brighten your loved one’s day. Sometimes, a few brush strokes can help them feel more like themselves again.
4. Understanding and Supporting Hair Loss
Provide emotional support while helping explore wigs, scarves, and head coverings. Remember, hair loss can be an emotional milestone. While you may not have first hand experience with this loss, listening without judgment is an excellent way to offer support.
5. Assisting with Wig Care and Scarf Styling
Learn how to wash, maintain, and style wigs—or master scarf tying together. Turning it into a shared activity can make the process more lighthearted and fun.
6. Helping with Bras and Breast Forms After Surgery
The right post-surgical garments and bras and breast forms that help someone feel confident about their body after surgery can be very meaningful to someone after breast cancer. Taking the time to explore options together can help your loved one feel supported both physically and emotionally.
7. Nail Care for Comfort and Confidence
Learn how to manage brittle, ridged or discoloured nails, a common side effect to many kinds of cancer treatment. Small touches, like a gentle hand massage or moisturizing cuticles can offer both physical relief and emotional connection.
8. Care for Yourself While Caring for Them
Protect your own health and well-being to so that you can be there for the person you are helping. Prioritizing your rest, nutrition, and emotional support isn’t selfish—it’s essential for both of you.
Every caregiving journey is unique.
There isn’t a “right” way support someone through their cancer journey.
What matters most is the love, patience, and presence you bring each day. Don’t forget to care for yourself along the way. We hope these resources help you feel informed, empowered, and remind that you are not alone in this role. Look Good Feel Better is here for all Canadians facing cancer and the people who love and care for them.
We’re here for you and the person you are caring for.
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