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By Anthony M. Anthony M. works for a large New York based financial institution and lives in the same small town on the Jersey Shore where he grew up. Perth, Australia, Rachel’s hometown, is literally the farthest city on the planet from it. Anthony shares what it was like to be Rachel’s caregiver for . . . → Read More: I Wasn’t A Caregiver 
By Yvonne Jones-Gill Yvonne Jones-Gill is 62 years old and lives on The Isle Of Portland, Dorset (UK) with her husband of 45 years, Martin. She has three children. Before her retirement she worked as a senior officer in a day centre for the elderly. Heather at graduation, earning honors in nursing . . . → Read More: Caring For Our Daughter 
By Kelly D. Kelly D. (a pseudonym) shares the difficulties breast cancer and treatment can create in a loving, long-term relationship. I don’t imagine anyone would say that looking after someone with breast cancer was easy. But in my case, my partner’s diagnosis took our relationship into a realm of no return. Joanne took . . . → Read More: Hard On The Body, Hard On The Soul 
By Linda Holden Linda Holden is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. She is a caregiver for her husband Bob, who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer 12 years ago. Linda volunteers with her local humane society in their Pet Assisted Therapy program, takes her and Bob’s dog Bailey to . . . → Read More: The Wife Of A Man With Metastatic Breast Cancer 
By Marco Peano Marco Peano was born in Turin in 1979. He works for the Italian publisher Einaudi. He won the Volponi Prize for his first novel, L’invenzione della madre (The Invention of the Mother, minimum fax, 2015), in which Peano shares the intimate realities of dealing with a mother’s long illness, and learning . . . → Read More: Dictionaries, Cats, Encyclopedias 
“How Doctors Take Women’s Pain Less Seriously,” The Atlantic, Oct. 15, 2015. When my wife was struck by mysterious, debilitating symptoms, our trip to the ER revealed the sexism inherent in emergency treatment. “Female pain might be perceived as constructed or exaggerated”: We saw this from the moment we entered the hospital, as the staff . . . → Read More: How Doctors Take Women’s Pain Less Seriously 
By Alice Ayers Alice Ayers (a pseudonym) writes about being a caregiver of her partner, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 41, had a local recurrence three years later, and then was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The lessons she learned about caregiving in those years were many. . . . → Read More: Rolling And Strolling 
Introduction By Grazia de Michele and Cinzia Greco Breast cancer is like an earthquake: it starts in an epicenter, in which the damages are high. Then, inevitably and rapidly, seismic waves hit nearby areas. Cancer not only upsets the lives of those receiving the diagnosis, but also that of parents, daughters and sons, partners, relatives . . . → Read More: By Your Side: Being A Caregiver 
Dear Friends, This year, the BCCQ will publish another Special Issue. By Your Side: Being a Caregiver edited by Grazia de Michele and Cinzia Greco focuses on the experiences of those whose lives have been changed when their loved ones were diagnosed with breast cancer. In spite of the burdens they carry and the suffering . . . → Read More: BCCQ (2015, Special Issue) is Out!
DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE » — “Breast cancer is like an earthquake: it starts in an epicenter, in which the damages are high. Then, inevitably and rapidly, seismic waves hit nearby areas. Cancer not only upsets the lives of those receiving the diagnosis, but also that of parents, daughters and sons, partners, relatives and . . . → Read More: By Your Side: Being A Caregiver (Special Issue) |
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