Strap on your Oxygen Mask First: Being a Parent with Cancer

Meredith Hemphill Ruden, DSW, LCSW Join us as we speak to Dr. Meredith Hemphill Ruden, who had an informative session at CancerCon on Parenting with Cancer. Meredith is a licensed clinical social worker, 13-year Melanoma cancer survivor and Executive Director of the Feather Foundation. In this episode, Meredith dives into the challenging topic of being a parent while dealing with a cancer diagnosis and treatment. After becoming a social worker following treatment, she started to notice that there weren’t as many resources to help parents who had cancer. To combat this shortfall, she started The Feather Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting parents throughout their cancer journey. This episode highlights the importance of making self-care a priority and how to find hope as a family while dealing with cancer. DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE to participate in our episode survey. Mentioned on this episode: The Feather Foundation Caregiver SupportSupport GroupsManaging Your Cancer Additional LLS Support Resources: Information SpecialistsFree telephone/web patient programsFree bookletsFinancial supportOnline chatsLLS CommunityPatti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection ProgramFree Nutrition Consultations The post Strap on your Oxygen Mask First: Being a Parent with Cancer first appeared on The Bloodline with Blood Cancer United Podcast.