What we’ve been reading, listening to, and watching: a curated reading list for life during and after treatment
Most ‘books for cancer patients’ lists are inspirational and shallow. This one is built differently — drawn from named authors, named podcasters, named survivors who’ve published their own work. Each entry comes with a real reason to read, listen, or watch.
The dialysis nurse asked where I got this hoodie. The conversation that followed.
Skeleton draft — Dialysis Life cluster The dialysis nurse asked where I got this hoodie. The conversation that followed. · target ~1500 words · format: STORY
Hospital boredom for kids — a parent’s playbook
← Back to Curated Wisdom Curated · For parents When your child is the patient, or your child is along for the wait, hospital time wears...
Sitting in pre-op with someone you love — how to be useful while doing nothing
← Back to Curated Wisdom Curated · For companions When you’re in pre-op with a partner, parent, or close friend who’s about...
Resources: the 11 mastectomy organizations that actually help
A curated list of US-based organizations that real survivors describe as having delivered something useful — financial aid, peer mentoring, education, advocacy, retreats, or community. Each entry has a short reason to use them, the specific kind of help they offer, and a direct link.
The chemo gift my friend cried about. And the one she quietly threw out.
Skeleton — Chemotherapy target ~1500w · LIFE
Pediatric chemo — a parent’s wardrobe and emotional guide
Skeleton — Chemotherapy target ~1700w · GUIDE
Husbands at the chemo chair — a different kind of guide
Skeleton — Chemotherapy target ~1500w · LIFE
Caring for someone in a wheelchair — a non-disability-community starter guide
← Back to Caregivers Caregivers · Wheelchair A practical guide for friends and family of someone newly using a wheelchair — temporary...
r/CancerCaregivers: 11 hard-won lessons we pulled from 800 threads
Eleven recurring lessons from 800+ threads on r/CancerCaregivers — what real caregivers say about resentment, sleep, scripts, and the things they wish they’d known.
