HOPE, HELP & EDUCATION
For Families Affected By Terminal Cancer
Serving Riverside & San Bernardino Counties
If you or your loved one is battling cancer, then you know about the stresses that come along with the heartache, pain, financial burdens and life changes that you experience everyday as a result of the disease. There are many needs of the cancer patient and caregiver in any stage of the disease.
If you are looking for different kinds of financial and emotional support than we offer, we would like to suggest a few resources that we hope can be of help:
Connect IE - Database of local and national aid
Needymeds - Need help paying for medication?
Cancer Care Foundation - Offers limited financial assistance for cancer related costs
Cancer Financial Assistance - Coalition provides a database of financial resources for cancer patients
Grief.com - Offers support and resources for those grieving
We publish our own guide of financial support services for cancer patients. This resource guide is specifically for cancer patients and caregivers because both parties are deeply involved in the emotional and financial aspects of cancer click here to Request a Resource Booklet .
One of the most difficult things about being diagnosed with cancer as a parent of young children can be telling them about it. We highly recommend the book “Helping your children cope with your cancer, a guide for parents and families” by Peter Van Dernoot.
There are some topics, like death or cancer, that can be difficult for grownups to have a handle on, let alone explain to a small child. Books can be an amazing tool for communicating about these issues in a straightforward but age-appropriate manner. The following list features a few of our favorite books that can help grownups talk to children about these subjects.
Family and friends play a pivotal role in contributing to successful cancer care. A cancer caregiver is someone who supports a cancer patient by attending treatments and appointments and being proactive in their care.
Even though many families take great joy in providing care to their loved ones so that they can remain at home, the physical, emotional and financial consequences for the caregiver can be overwhelming without some caregiver support. The National Alliance for Caregiving reports caregivers spend, on average, 20.4 hours per week providing care. Those who live with their care recipient spend 39.3 hours per week caring for that person. Our cancer caregiving support service grant can provide a break for the family caregiver, which may prove beneficial to the physical and emotional health of the caregiver. Research shows that an estimated 17-35 percent of family caregivers view their health as fair to poor. Fatigue, flare-ups of medical conditions and less adherence to self care regimens are commonly found among caregivers. For some, financial hardships, time restrictions and reversal in roles within the family add to their strain.
Our approved applicants receive cancer caregiving support through financial assistance grants to arrange and pay for planned short-term and time-limited breaks for families and other unpaid caregivers.
As a full time cancer caregiver it can be difficult to find the time and energy to leave the house to shop for food and prepare a meal. Our meal delivery program provides 3 heart healthy meals for families in our programs. The ingredients are wholesome and come with easy to follow instructions to be prepared to eat within 30 min or frozen for future use.
Through it all, knowing they are not alone and can reach out for help or guidance along the way can enhance how caregivers adapt to the challenges and meaningful rewards that caregiving provides. We are happy to be able to offer cancer caregiver support services.
Cancer Care Packages are made up of specially curated items that make treatment and aftercare just a bit easier They include Socks, lip balm, journal, and personal care items and are provided to low-income cancer patients undergoing treatment or can be requested for a friend or loved one click here to Give A Kit
Caregiving Support - Even though many families take great joy in providing care to their loved ones so that they can remain at home, the physical, emotional and financial consequences for the caregiver can be overwhelming without some support. Our approved applicants receive assistance to arrange and pay for planned short term and time-limited breaks for family members and other unpaid cancer caregivers.
Grants - Cancer is a devastating disease and is one that takes a financial toll as well as a physical one. Even with medical insurance, treatments and deductibles can be a financial stretch for most people. Anyone of us could find ourselves in this position having drained all resources fighting for our lives and facing difficulty scraping together funds for basic needs like food, rent and utilities.
Our family and Patient Assistance Grant provides up to $2500 towards housing, food & medical co-pays per month per family for a maximum of three months for qualified stage 4 terminal cancer patients and their caregivers.
Learn More About Our GRANTS .
We believe that it is important to share information about the community programs that are available to support patients and families. Each year we host an Oncology Social worker and Patient Navigator Symposium in Riverside, CA. Learn more about the Beloved Foundation’s free re sources available to Oncology Social Workers and Patient Navigators who work closely with stage 4 cancer patients in Southern California.
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