Finding Emotional Support

Tips on How Caregivers Can Find Emotional Support

Being a caregiver, at times, can be an overwhelming responsibility. Besides trying to deal with the normal emotions associated with knowing that someone you love has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a caregiver may also be dealing with additional feelings of stress, fatigue, and frustration. Because the role of the caregiver is so important, a caregiver must find the time to take care of him//herself and reach out for support. Below are several tips to help a caregiver ensure their emotional well-being.

Take Time to do Something for Yourself

• Take a walk
• Have a night out with friends
• Take a meditation or yoga class
• Call a friend
• Get a massage
• Write in a journal
• Go dancing
• Make your favorite meal
• Go to the gym
• Read a book
• Make a photo album of pictures of you and your loved ones
  

Learn about Caregiver Resource Centers

http://www.caregiver.org/

http://www.caregiver.com/

http://www.nfcacares.org/

Find a Caregiver’s Support Group

http://www.wellspouse.org/support.html

http://www.caregiving.com/support/html/group.htm

Join PanCAN’s Caregiver Network
Through our Caregiver Network we match caregivers together. Our goal is to help caregivers find support in each other, through their shared experiences. To join or learn more about our Caregiver Network, please contact Anitra Engebretson at 877-272-6226 or at aengebretson@pancan.org.

Learn about Music and Art Therapy

http://www.arttherapy.org/

http://www.musictherapy.org/

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/eto/content/eto_5_3x_music_therapy.asp?sitearea=eto