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Our Caregiver Workbook is a guide to use throughout your time as caregiver to a person with blood cancer. 

This workbook is intended for caregivers of adults. If you are a parent of a child or adolscent who has blood cancer, refer to our Caring for Kids and Adolescents with Blood Cancer: A Workbook for Families.

The Caregiver Workbook was selected as a Gold Award winner in the annual National Health Information Awards℠ program, which recognizes the nation's best consumer health information programs and materials.

Caregivers may order a copy of the full workbook by calling (800) 955-4572. To download pages from the workbook, see below.

  • Caregiving tips and strategies
  • Questions to ask the healthcare team
  • Nutrition guidelines
  • Financial, legal and health insurance information
  • Self-care suggestions
  • Resources for additional support
  • Worksheets and activities

The Caregiver Workbook comes in a tote with a journal, pen and pill organizer.


Chapters

Download the following chapters of the Caregiver Workbook.

Order a copy of the full workbook by calling (800) 955-4572.


Worksheets

Download the following worksheets to help you in your caregiving role:

Worksheet 1: Emergency Room (ER) Plan (PDF)Worksheet 10: Pain Log (PDF)
Worksheet 2: Weather Emergency Plan (PDF)Worksheet 11: Grocery List (PDF)
Worksheet 3: Daily Medication Log (PDF)Worksheet 12: Chore Chart (PDF)
Worksheet 4: Questions for Caregivers to Ask Their Loved Ones (PDF)Worksheet 13: Food Intake and Side-Effects Log (PDF)
Worksheet 5: Healthcare Team Contact List (PDF)Worksheet 14: Meal Planning (PDF)
Worksheet 6a: Appointment Calendar, by Month (PDF)Worksheet 15: Insurance Call Log (PDF)
Worksheet 6b: Appointment Calendar, by Week (PDF)Worksheet 16: Understanding the Health Insurance Plan (PDF)
Worksheet 6c: Appointment Details (PDF)Worksheet 17: Health Insurance Appeal Tracking Form (PDF)
Worksheet 7: Questions for the Healthcare Team (PDF)Worksheet 18: Budgeting (PDF)
Worksheet 8: Medical History (PDF)Worksheet 19: Financial Assistance Record (PDF)
Worksheet 9: Immunization Record (PDF)Worksheet 20: Creating a Self-Care Plan (PDF)

Sponsors and supporters

Support for these caregiver resources are provided by Pfizer Inc. and Takeda Oncology.

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