# Family Care Update Template

Use this as a calm, shareable update for family and caregivers. Keep it factual, practical, and centered on what the care team has confirmed.

## Quick Summary
- Patient:
- Date of update:
- Main diagnosis/status:
- Current treatment phase:
- Overall direction this week:

## Current Care Plan
- Treatment plan:
- Current cycle/phase:
- Recent changes from the care team:
- Instructions we need to follow at home:
- Symptoms or side effects we are watching:

## Upcoming Appointments
| Date | Time | Visit | Care team/provider | Location | Help needed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | |
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## Recent Scans, Labs, Pathology, Or Documents
| Record | Date | Status | What we need clarified |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | |
| | | | |

## Help Needed From Family
- Rides:
- Meals:
- Medication pickup:
- Childcare/pet care/household help:
- Insurance calls or paperwork:
- Emotional support:
- Someone to attend appointments:

## Questions We Are Asking The Care Team
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## Decisions Or Instructions From The Care Team
- New instructions:
- Medication changes:
- Follow-up tasks:
- Who owns each task:
- Due date:

## What Family Should Not Do
- Do not interpret scans, labs, or pathology reports without the care team.
- Do not recommend treatment changes unless the care team has confirmed them.
- Do not overwhelm the patient with repeated separate questions. Add questions to the shared list.
- Do not share private medical details outside the agreed family group.

## Copy-Ready Update
Hi everyone, here is the current care update:

- Current status:
- Next appointment:
- What changed this week:
- Help needed:
- Questions we are asking the care team:

Thank you for helping keep things organized and calm. Please add concerns to the shared question list so we can ask the care team clearly.