5 tips to help you support someone with Cancer Written by Rebecca van Dijk Rebecca van Dijk is a beautiful 33-year-old woman who was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer last year. You can read about her incredible journey thus far here, and how naming her cancer gave her a way to seperate herself from it. Rebecca has come to know…
Why adequate is awesome! Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams. Kelly explores how when we are supporting someone we love who's going through a difficult time we can become unnecessarily paralysed by the fear of doing the wrong thing. Have you ever found yourself wanting to support someone going through…
Does it still take a village to raise a child? Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams. In this blog Kelly explores whether it still takes a village to raise a child, and if it does, what does a village look like now? Pretty pertinent with our New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda…
Let's not die from embarrassment Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams. Kelly reflects on the time leading up to her partner Randal's diagnosis with stage 4 bowel cancer and how talking about the embarrassing things and not settling until you find an answer could have helped Randal be diagnosed earlier. …
I'm in the help business but I still struggle with this... do you? Janine Williams is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Kelly Banks. Janine has two gorgeous boys Connor, aged 9, and Ethan, aged 7. Janine openly shares what she struggles with the most, and what she's committed to trying to do this year…
Tuesdee Tutorial #4: why use Support Crew? Why not just use a Facebook page? Great question! And we know you're listening Facebook, and we love you, we really do. It's just...well...we need more from our relationship... Short answer: a Facebook page (or a closed Facebook group) doesn't necessarily provide the combo deal of the privacy, flexibility and functionality that you need…
The Reluctant Care Giver: I don't remember filling out this application form! Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams. In the first of many, Kelly shares with us her journey to becoming a 'Reluctant Caregiver' after her partner Randal was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. As you'll see, the journey…
Tuesday Tutorial #3: who can create a Support Page? So we've decided that on a Tuesdee, previously known as Tuesday, we'll be answering the questions we get asked the most. Sound coolio? So, here goes this week's tut...Tuesdee Tutorial #3: Who can create a Support Page? Short answer: Anyone! Long answer: Anyone can create a Support Page – those experiencing…
Tuesdee Tutorial #2: who is Support Crew for? So we've decided that on a Tuesdee, previously known as Tuesday, we'll be answering the questions we get asked the most. Sound coolio? So, here goes...Tuesdee Tutorial #2: Who is Support Crew for? Short answer: (this will always be short) 1) anyone dealing with a life changing event – a Warrior. 2)…
Tuesdee Tutorial #1: what is Support Crew?! So we've decided that on a Tuesdee, previously known as Tuesday, we'll be answering the questions we get asked the most. Sound coolio? So, here goes...Tuesdee Tutorial #1: WTF is Support Crew? Short answer: (this will always be short) Support Crew is free online support platform that allows those dealing with life changing events…