Hill January 24, 2021
Alexandra Oliveira

In a cancer diagnosis, family members have delicate and difficult moments when specialists cannot reach consensus on the results of a beloved family member. Distress, grief and concern are complicated by the necessities of caregiving.

Family caregivers can lose as many as 10 years of their lives and about $660,000 over a lifetime.

This has worsened since the start of COVID-19 pandemic, where schools and child care centers are closed and many families have to take care of children, as well as sick and elder adults at home. The nature and amount of such responsibilities may change caregivers’ lives, modify their emotions, and make them feel frustrated, fearful and nervous, resulting in a decline of quality of life.

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