Because more people with cancer are spending less time in the hospital and more time recovering at home, increasingly more people are supporting loved ones with cancer in the comfort and security of home. If you find yourself supporting a loved one with cancer, here are a few tips that may help with the journey:

• Avoid the “everything will be all right” attitude but be sure to emphasize good news.
• Sometimes simply being there and allowing a loved one to express his or her emotions is the best form of support.
• Prepare to change roles. You may have to step in to fulfill some of the duties your loved one used to always do.
• Be an advocate for your loved one. Research, ask questions, scout out cancer specialists and learn everything there is to know about the cancer and its treatments.
• Help your loved one with the everyday tasks of life such as cooking or cleaning or contact Freedom Home Care to help provide assistance from a few hours to 24 hours a day.

Home health care keeps families near one another, eliminates inconvenient visiting hours, and preserves a loved one’s independence and dignity. At Freedom Home Care, we are dedicated to helping loved ones receive the cancer treatments needed while recovering and recuperating in the comfort and privacy of home. Freedom Home Care’s skilled and compassionate caregivers are well trained in cancer care and know the ways to make life easier during treatment and recovery.

Contact Freedom Home Care in Dothan, Alabama at 334-803-8078 or Opelika, Alabama at 334-745-7308 for further information. Freedom Home Care also has offices in Columbus, Georgia and Montgomery, Alabama.