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Written by: C. Beck Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/how-to-help-someone-is-triggered  If a friend has confided in you about their trauma, or mentioned that they sometimes get triggered, your first question may be: “Well how can I help i...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-ampaying-attention  Today we are celebrating someone who has been at the heart of Smart Patients for 14  years. There aren't enough words to describe how we value Robin, so we will simply say this:  Sma...

Written by: C. Beck Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/how-to-support-a-friend-identity-crisis  Maybe you see your friend struggling, trying on different preferences and opinions, without a clear sense of self. Or maybe you see the pain th...

Written by: E. Shabazian Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/loved-one-struggles-with-substance-use-or-addiction  Occasionally in our relationships we find ourselves asking if our loved ones are “using too much.”  Oftentimes we get caught ...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/the-grief-that-comes-before-the-lossnbsp  An Ask the Expert Conversation with Family Caregiver Alliance In early March, Smart Patients invited experts from the Family Caregiver Alliance  (FCA) for a three...

Written by: A. Toves Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/how-to-help-a-loved-one-with-financial-issues  Financial issues in particular can be especially daunting to help with — our society has trouble talking about money, and these issues f...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-ammaking-the-next-decision  Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States — and one of the most likely to come back. This May, for Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, we are sharing rea...

Written by: A. Won Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/support-someone-with-body-image-issues  We can’t magically grant body peace to those we care about, but we can help them build self-acceptance, by encouraging them: “come as you are!“ ...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/between-appointments-what-two-sjgrens-doctors-want-you-to-know  For Sjögren's Awareness Month, we did something a little different. Instead of writing from the patient's perspective, we asked two of the mo...

Written by: C. Beck Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/how-to-help-a-friend-through-a-breakup  When you get that call and it’s time to help a friend through a breakup, you might feel completely out of your depth. You drop everything, but ...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/what-chronic-illness-looks-like-from-the-inside  There is a kind of illness that doesn't resolve. It has no finish line, or a final scan. There is no day when you get to stop being a patient. You just... k...

Written by: A. Won Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/struggling-loved-one  Imagine you’re at a family gathering, and you see a cousin you haven’t caught up with in a while. You may notice something different about her, she may seem more r...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/where-sound-baths-meet-surgery-inside-stanfords-head-and-neck-cancer-symposiumnbsp  Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week runs April 16-22. To mark it this year, Smart Patients attended the 9th Annual ...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-am-on-i-am-off-i-amstill-here  April is Parkinson's Awareness Month — and we want to tell you what it's actually like. We are the Smart Patients Parkinson's disease community: people living with Parkinso...

As we observe Caregivers Month this November, it's time to spotlight the unsung heroes in our Smart Patients community — the family caregivers. Their dedication, strength, and compassion form the backbone of support for those they love. Our community is rich ...

Recently, members of our caregiving community started a conversation about the steep learning curve for people who are suddenly taking care of a sick family member. One member shared what he has learned over the last 10 years while caring for his father with...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/life-is-good-eighteen-years-of-knowing-it K answered our call while sipping her second coffee of the morning. She had gone to bed late. “Retired life,” she says with satisfaction. It’s also a great sports ...

Welcome to our resources page dedicated to Clinical Care Options LLC's medical education program, Advances in CDK4/6 Inhibition in EBC: Expert Guidance and Case Challenges for the Multidisciplinary Team We are delighted to present a key resource—a comprehensi...

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/500-calls-and-counting-a-love-letter-to-our-esophageal-cancer-community  April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, and we want to tell you about something remarkable our Smart Patients esophageal cancer ...

Welcome to "Smarter. Stronger. Together. Optimizing Outcomes and an Equitable Healthcare Experience for All Patients With Gynecologic Cancers" educational program in partnership with Clinical Care Options. As part of the program, we worked with Dr. Ebony Hosk...