In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, meet family caregiver, Ashley Jackson. Ashley cares for her husband Troy (who was diagnosed with and treated for stage four cancer) while planning their wedding. In this episode, we chat about lodging services during cancer treatments, how she reclaimed her identity, family legacies, her 5 minute daily self-care practice, and why you may want to visit a rage room.

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Links & Resources Mentioned

Squamous Cell Carcinoma
American Cancer Society offers programs and services to help you during and after cancer treatments (e.g. lodging, transportation, and helpline)
Ashley’s book: Lost Travel Found: Turning Pain into Purpose

Elizabeth’s mom wrote a series of chapter books for children, which started with this one:

Elizabeth’s dad wrote a non-fiction book to pass on his wisdom:

All of the prompts from the lightning round segment of the show are borrowed from Elizabeth’s book Just For You: a Daily Self-Care Journal.

Remember the Time by Michael Jackson is a song Ashley says improves her mood.

Ashley’s Facebook Group ‘Caring for the Caregiver: Treat Yo Self’
Connect with Ashey and find her social media links from timelessdreamevents.com.

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Favorite moments & quotes from the episode

People checked on Troy when they were reaching out. That was great. I don’t want to sound ungrateful at all, but it’s hard because we [family caregivers] get overlooked a lot. – Ashley Jackson #caregiver

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About three days after we returned from our honeymoon, we were told we needed to call hospice because the tumor was coming back again. – Ashley Jackson #caregiving

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It’s actually been proven that these rage or smash rooms get a lot of anxiety and tension out of your body. We just imagined everything that we’re hitting was cancer. – Ashley Jackson #rageroom #anger

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