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Self-care for Caregivers | Lymphoma Canada Jump to navigation Lymphoma Canada Languages Français English Know Your Nodes Contact Us Donate Lymphoma Canada Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition Advocacy Advanced Planning Loss and Grief Advanced Cancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the Caregiver Advanced Cancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects the Body Risks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImproving Access to Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition Advocacy Advanced Planning Loss and Grief Advanced Cancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the Caregiver Advanced Cancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects the Body Risks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImproving Access to Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search You are hereHome > Lymphoma > Patient Experience > Caregivers > Self-care for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Carers Are NotVacatedIt is not unusual to finger guilty well-nigh having concerns and worries of your own at a time when your partner, friend or relative is having to deal with lymphoma. But there is no reason for you to finger like this. It is moreover quite worldwide to finger isolated and vacated when you are concentrating on caring for someone who is ill, expressly if you cannot maintain the social network you had surpassing your partner, friend or relative became ill. Remember, you are not alone. There are a number of sources of support for caregivers. The patient’s healthcare team and plane your family doctor will be worldly-wise to offer advice. There are moreover many organizations and support groups both locally and nationally that can offer practical and emotional help. You can plane share your story, and read those of patients with lymphoma and their caregivers on this Web site. The Importance of Self-care Many caregivers spend so much time and effort looking without the needs of the person with lymphoma that they neglect to squint without themselves properly. Sometimes, caregivers may moreover finger guilty well-nigh taking time out for themselves, as if they are letting their friend, relative or partner down. It is important to remember that there is no reason for you to finger guilty well-nigh looking without your own health. You cannot possibly requite the weightier superintendency to someone else when you are physically worn-out or emotionally drained. If you are not well, make sure that you see the doctor, plane though it may be tempting to treat your own illness as less important. And make sure that you eat well and get plenty of sleep. Also, spend time with people other than the person you are caring for. Take time out each day to have a break, by going shopping, going for a walk, reading a typesetting or keeping up a hobby or class. Do not finger you should be doing everything for your partner, relative or friend yourself. If you finger you need uneaten help, then do not be wrung to ask for it. Remember, other friends or family members may be too shy to offer, and are simply waiting for you to ask. Accepting the help of friends or family could be really valuable to you. For example, you should try and unify for flipside friend of the patient, or flipside member of his or her family, to ’stand in’ for you now and again. This will requite you some time for yourself, or time to take a well-earned holiday. Lymphoma Patient ExperienceTaking Control Young Adults Coping with Cancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the Caregiver Advanced Cancer Caregivers Overview CLL & SLL Hodgkin Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Are you a patient? Get Informed Are you a healthcare professional? See Resources News & Events October 28, 2018 NewsTITTM NewsEvents 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! Idolem Hot... Read increasingly well-nigh 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! October 28, 2018 NewsTITTM NewsEvents 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! Idolem Hot... Read increasingly well-nigh 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! Main MenuWell-nighUsOur Team Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient Experience Overview CLL & SLL Hodgkin Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Get InvolvedWays toRequiteVolunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNews Events Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare Professionals Support Helpful Links Newsletter Archive Social Media Facebook Twitter Google + YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Contact Us Lymphoma Canada 6860 Century Avenue, Suite 202 Mississauga, ON L5N 2W5Telephone 905.858.5967 Toll Free: 1.866.659.5556General inquiries: info@lymphoma.ca Donate With your support, no one will have to squatter lymphoma alone. 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