Catherine Marshall's experiences from caring for her father helped her create a guide for others suddenly thrust into the new role.
Released July 26, 2010
TUCSON, Ariz. - When Catherine Marshall's father was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998, she was as unprepared, as most people are, to deal with such devastating news – regardless of the fact she was a Fulbright Scholar with a doctoral degree and many years of experience working in the field of rehabilitation.
Some 1.5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year, and Marshall was suddenly among the many family members who become their unpaid caregivers. But she didn't have a clue as to what the disease was, let alone how best to help her father.
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