Cancer Care Partner Stories: Spouse Perspective

One type of cancer caregiver, referred to more often now as a care partner is the spouse of the patient. Living with the person who’s been diagnosed means a lot of life changes for the partner, who has to navigate life after a diagnosis as much as the patient.

Hear directly from spouses and partners of former cancer patients about their own experience, from processing a diagnosis through undergoing treatment and side effects.

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Spouse Caregiver Stories

Marsha Calloway-Campbell, Spouse of Myeloma Patient

"Once you are taking care of someone with myeloma, be their advocate because it’s a journey. It can be challenging at times so they need somebody."...

Joe T., Spouse of ALL Cancer Patient

"You've got to take care of yourself to take care of your patient. You've got to. You're not infinite. You're not just a well of giving."...

Esther Schorr's Cancer Caregiver Story
"You need to take care of yourself as well as you take care of the person that you love so much who's going through it."...

Lisa Matthews, Spouse of Prostate Cancer Patient

"It’s just that tough. It’s scary and difficult, and you need to give each other some space, but also give each other that support and love."
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Barbara Kivowitz, Caregiver Expert & Author
“A critical ingredient we need throughout our lives in all circumstances is hope. Hope can exist and persist even when a cure is not possible. You can attach hope to anything.”...

Nicole Bhat, Spouse of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patient (Refractory)
“If you can't take care of yourself, you can't take are of anyone else.”...