CircleUpSquad
For adults living with cancer or serious illness and the family, friends, and caregivers supporting them. Coordinate care, share updates, and make it easier for everyone to help.
Hey, I'm Shannon.
When I was diagnosed with late stage cancer at 42, I was a solo parent living 9 hours from my family. I saw how coordinating the support during treatment while working/parenting became overwhelming. Over the last 10 years, as a cancer patient advocate, I realized that not only was I not alone, but also it was a common experience of people parenting during cancer treatment.
CircleUpSquad helps you and the people who care about you understand what support is needed — and makes it easier to help without confusion or overwhelm.
You don't have to do this alone.
You just need your helpers in one place (not a Facebook group! or gasp — group text). That's CircleUpSquad's mission.
Watch Shannon's TEDx
This app grew from Shannon's research about Ring Theory and the uptick in people of working age getting diagnosed with things like cancer — a TEDx talk given while prototyping this very app.
How it works
Create a private Care Circle
Invite your support network
Post real needs (rides, meals, check-ins)
People claim what they can do
Everyone sees what's done — and what still needs support
When a working adult is diagnosed with cancer, life doesn't pause — but everything becomes harder to manage.
- - people want to help, but don't know what actually helps
- - support gets scattered across texts and conversations
- - one person often carries the coordination load
- - good intentions don't always turn into follow-through
CircleUpSquad turns support into clear, shared action.
- requests for help are visible in one place
- people claim what they can realistically do
- everyone sees what's handled and what still needs support
What this is (and isn't)
This is:
a coordination tool for real-life cancer support during everyday life
This is not:
a group chat replacement, social network, or medical records system