Theme 2: “Because I had help, I was able to make ends
meet.” [Support]
Support in many forms and from many different sources was a major
cross-cutting theme. AYA and caregivers emphasized the importance of
support in their ability to navigate and manage financial burdens and
stressful situations such as those mentioned in Theme 1. Support was
characterized by four unique categories: [1] family support, [2]
community support, [3] healthcare team and institutional support,
and [4] insurance support. As one caregiver said, “certainly for
someone with less community support or less financial support, less
familial support, automatically when finance started, it was like ‘Ahh!’
you know” (Caregiver, 1b).