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For nearly 23 years, CaringBridge, the global nonprofit, has helped patients and family caregivers maintain social connections and coordinate care and support around a health journey while at home.
Here are a few things you can do to support someone on a health journey right now:
Stay Connected. Social distancing does not equal social isolation. Here are a few ideas for staying connected:
o Video Chat through services like Facetime, Google Hangout or Skype.
o Pick up the phone.
o Start group chats with family, friends, coworkers, or church groups through text or chat groups like Facebook messenger.
o Start a CaringBridge site for yourself or a family member or friend who needs support.
Offer help with emergency errands. Help with meals and errands should not stop due to social distancing. The CaringBridge Planner can be used to coordinate doorstep delivery of:
• Grocery and household essentials.
• Over the counter or prescription medications.
• To-go meal orders from local restaurant.
• If you’re a long-distance caregiver, find out if your loved one has access to grocery delivery services. If so, set it up for them and find out their essential needs.
“As a nonprofit organization with a mission of building bridges of care and communication around a health journey, we want to remind the public that no one should go through a health journey alone, and that strength comes from community and connection,” said Liwanag Ojala, CEO of CaringBridge.
CaringBridge offers free personal websites allowing communities to rally around people on health journeys. The platform gives patients and caregivers a free, private, and secure place to update friends and family, ask for help and get support and encouragement.