Saturday, May, 17, 2008

Marc Heyison's SharePosts Relating to: "Advice"

LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum: Advice from Men Against Breast Cancer

  In advance of the Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum on August 27 and 28, Marc Heyison, President and Co-Founder of Men Against Breast Cancer, offers his thoughts on what any Presidential candidate should know about breast cancer.   1) Breast Cancer is a Family's Battle   People need to view breast cancer as a... Read moreChevron

Giving Up the Remote Control: A Common Challenge for Male Breast Cancer Caregivers

One of the hardest things for guys in their experience as a caregiver is what I like to call "giving up the remote control." As the term suggests, it's hard to accept that you no longer can determine what you are watching. This can be a hard pattern to break but one that you must break in order to be an effective caregiver.  ... Read moreChevron

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Advice for Male Breast Cancer Caregivers

In my last SharePost on men supporting women with breast cancer, I discussed how it is vitally important that men be there for the women they love, which is about as obvious as something could be. Of course, we must be there without fail in every way possible for the women we love.   However, one aspect of breast cancer caregiving that... Read moreChevron

Men Against Breast Cancer: Don't Try to "Fix It"

One of the most important things I have learned in the last 15 years as a breast cancer advocate is that men do care. This may or may not seem obvious to you. It is important to talk about perceptions of men as caregivers, especially because a lot of what the media says about men running away and leaving their loved ones during the crisis of... Read moreChevron

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