Survivor Tips for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients

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Survivor Tips for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients Choosing Wellness During Cancer Treatment

(excerpts from Choosing Wellness During Breast Cancer Treatment, compiled by Donna Walbert MS RN, Breast Cancer Survivor)

Educate and empower yourself. Learn about wellness, which is making positive choices toward a more balanced and healthy lifestyle. Maintain a positive attitude. Attitude is everything! Belief is biology! Humor helps! Lighten-up! Surround yourself with humorous books, movies, videos, and television programs. Laugh every day! Connect with your spirit. Take quiet time for yourself, meditate, and pray. Keep a journal. The rules are date the entries and don't make any other rules. Practice deep focused relaxed breathing. Go outdoors and walk briskly for thirty minutes every day. Use your senses for healing. Find healing through touch and massage. Use wonderful scents to sooth your nerves such as cederwood, patchouli, moss lavender, ylang-ylang and chamomile. These can be found in bath and body products, essential oils and placed in aromatherapy units. Listen to relaxing music. Drink calming teas. Chamomile is especially good. Nurture yourself through intimacy with a loving partner. It is an important part of maintaining wellness so explore acts of love and tenderness. Remember the most important sexual organ of the body is the brain! Enjoy. Poor concentration and memory loss may be a side effect of cancer treatment so know that you are not losing your mind. Be patient with yourself and ask for family and friends to be tolerant. Don't forget the basics of good health. Exercise, drink 8-10 glasses of water per day and eat nourishing, well-balanced meals, rest and stay connected with people. Remember every day is a new beginning. Face each day with a positive outlook. Stop asking "Why me?". Know that the answer is BECAUSE. Words of Wisdom to Consider "Cancer may rob you of that blissful ignorance that once lead you to believe that tomorrow stretched forever. In exchange, you are granted the vision to see each day as precious, a gift to be used wisely and richly. No one can take that away." Anonymous Blessings and Peace on your journey, Donna

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