Supporting the Caregiver

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, family members and friends often become caregivers overnight, taking on responsibilities without a roadmap. From managing appointments and medications to providing emotional support, caregivers play an essential role throughout the cancer journey. Yet while they focus on caring for someone else, their own well-being is often overlooked.



Caregiving can be deeply meaningful, but it can also bring stress, anxiety, grief, exhaustion, and burnout. Taking care of your own mental health isn't a luxury—it's essential. Making time to rest, accept help, connect with supportive friends or a counselor, practice mindfulness, take a walk, or simply pause for a few quiet moments each day can help restore the energy needed to continue providing care. Remember, asking for support is a sign of strength, not weakness.

Behind the Bag:

What's in All Those Boxes?

This summer, we spent some time reorganizing, taking inventory, and making sure we have the supplies we need to keep bags moving out the door and into the hands of people who need them.

It may not be the glamorous side of nonprofit work, but it's an important part of making sure every Bag It Bag is ready to go when a healthcare provider requests one.

And yes, sometimes you really do have to climb into the boxes.

Partner Spotlight

We are proud to partner with the HealthTree Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by cancer through education, innovative technology, research, and patient support. HealthTree empowers patients and caregivers with trusted resources that help them make informed decisions and take an active role in their care.

Together, Bag It Cancer and the HealthTree Foundation have collaborated to develop our new Multiple Myeloma Bag, providing patients and caregivers with reliable educational resources to help them better understand their diagnosis, navigate treatment options, and feel supported throughout their cancer journey.

By combining HealthTree's expertise in multiple myeloma with Bag It's trusted educational materials, this partnership helps ensure that individuals diagnosed with multiple myeloma have access to compassionate, credible information when they need it most.



Learn more about the HealthTree Foundation here.

If you or someone you know was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, order a Multiple Myeloma Bag It Bag today, with the code BINEWS25. Each bag is filled with trusted educational resources to help patients and caregivers navigate diagnosis and treatment with confidence. 

Looking for information on another cancer type? Explore all of our cancer-specific Bag It Bags here. 

Healthcare providers interested in ordering Bag It Bags for their patients can contact us at hcpoutreach@bagitcancer.org.

Mark Your Calendar

Bag It Sessions for Healthcare Providers (virtual)

If you are interested in learning more about how you can have Bag It Bags in your practice for your patients, join us for an upcoming Info Session. 

Wednesday, September 23 | 1:00 pm AZ time/4:00 pm EST | Register Here

EGFR Patient & Caregiver Summit (Rosemont, IL)

August 14-15

The summit will bring together over 100 patients and caregivers nationally to Educate, Engage and Empower people impacted by EGFR-positive lung cancer. Bag It is looking forward to having a booth at this event.

Breakfast with Bag It (Tucson, AZ)

October 29 | 7:30 - 9:00 am

Join us for an inspiring morning of education, connection, and hope. This year’s Breakfast with Bag It will feature an educational presentation on genetic and hereditary cancer testing, a personal cancer journey, and an opportunity to learn more about the impact of Bag It Cancer’s programs.

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