Patient and Caregiver Stories

Sheralin is a caregiver for her mother who lives with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Sheralin describes how she and her mother found comfort and support through their palliative care team. Her story reflects the challenges that many caregivers go through when providing care for their loved ones, especially those living with dementia.

Larry is living with lung cancer and reveals how palliative care supports him through his treatment journey. Palliative care helped Larry cope with his stress due to his illness, along with helping to find balance to best live his life. Larry’s story is a great reminder that palliative care does not impact an individual’s treatment, but rather provides an additional layer of support.

Mike walks us through his health and treatment journey that includes how palliative care helped him with his pain management. Beyond managing his pain, Mike quickly realized there are many more benefits to palliative care. Mike really appreciated how his palliative care team was a cohesive unit that took the time to listen to his concerns and questions. 

Richard openly shares his interests and joys in life, while expressing how palliative care makes it possible for him to continue living his best life. Richard also highlights how palliative care provided guidance with making medical decisions within his treatment plan.