Supporting a Loved One Through a Cancer Diagnosis

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges and meaningful experiences of caregiving through a cancer diagnosis, featuring insights from survivors and a clinical social worker.

Caregiving can be a deeply meaningful experience—but it can also be incredibly challenging. In this heartfelt episode of What to Know Down Below™, host Jannina Norpoth—a uterine and ovarian cancer survivor and GRAMMY-nominated violinist and composer—sits down with her mother, Barbara Barefield, a fellow uterine cancer survivor, and Bridget Gabbe, a clinical social worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Jannina and Barbara reflect on the unique experience of having cared for each other through th...

People in this episode

Host: Jannina Norpoth

Guests: Barbara Barefield, Bridget Gabbe

Topics covered

• cancer diagnosis
• caregiving
• survivorship
• mental health
• family support

Keywords

• cancer
• caregiving
• survivor
• support
• mental health
• family
• social work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Memorial Sloan Kettering

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